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Alimony or Spousal Maintenance in Texas?
The Texas Family Code fails to include the term alimony. Instead, Texas law provides for Spousal Maintenance. So, understanding the difference between alimony or…
What is a Flat Fee Divorce?
Many clients who meet with us ask what is a flat fee divorce? They also ask what makes a flat fee a good…
Divorce – Will I have to go to Court?
Many people routinely ask, "if I need a divorce - will I have to go to Court?" Often, the answer to this question is,…
Divorce + Custody – Email or Text?
Firstly, divorce + custody - email or text (?) -- The divorce process with custody issues often equals painful communication problems with the other…
COVID = Skyrocketing Divorce Filings
COVID = Skyrocketing Divorce Filings It turns out that COVID is causing the death of many marriages. Many strained marital relationships fail to improve…
We have Big Money and I want a Divorce!
My husband and I have A LOT of money and Assets and I want a Divorce! If you find yourself in a situation where…
Divorce Common Issues and Mediation
Many times, parties incorrectly think that mediation increases the cost of divorce. Really, the opposite true. Court hearings and trials more often run drive…
Dividing Property in a Divorce
Until you face the possibility of a divorce, you may not think too much about the property you own. We daily meet with individuals…
Social Media + Divorce Trouble
Understand that divorce might be a very public display of someone's issues! Social media can be poison. And, privacy flies out the window…
Child’s Best Interest and Custody
First, you might not even realize that you are already considering your child's best interest. How is that? Well, you may feel that divorce…
Divorce + Face the Music
Is your divorce over, but your ex-spouse fails to keep their promises? Did you fight hard, spend thousands of dollars, and experience a ton…
Divorce – the buck stops here
President Harry S. Truman popularized the phrase, "the buck stops here". He kept a sign with that phrase on his desk in the Oval Office. What's…
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