Going into business with a spouse is nothing uncommon. In fact the 2007 Census claimed that at least 3.7 million businesses are owned by a husband and wife time. But what happens when you and your spouse decide to divorce? A recent New York Times article about divorcing couples who continue to run their businesses [...]
A recent story in the New York Times brings up a morbid, but important subject: What happens when you or your spouse dies unexpectedly? While it's not a fun topic to discuss, estate planning is something everyone needs to give some time and thought to--before finding themselves stuck in the middle of a tragedy. personal [...]
Adopting a child can be a stressful operation for families for host of reasons. Parents become anxious to adopt and sometimes fear the paperwork involved with a legal adoption. Texas family law allows for private adoptions so long as the couple has an authorized adoption intermediary working with them and the biological parents of the [...]
As society has become more share-friendly, more constantly connected online and less connected in person, some argue that love is actually dying. More people stare at smartphones instead of interacting at parties and focus more on sharing the "perfect shot" on their social networks and focus less on interacting in person. The New York Times [...]
Divorces are never easy no matter how amicable a split may be. Even if both spouses agree it's time to separate often a lot of pain and confusion is involved. Sometimes the best escape or consolation can be curling up with a great book. Recently the Huffington Post asked its readers on Facebook and Twitter [...]
Postnuptial agreements, which are basically prenuptial agreements for married couples, have become more common in recent years. As people grow older in their marriages, assets, property and finances can all change quite a bit. For some couples this added stress proves to be too much, and they decide to enter into a postnuptial agreement. For [...]
We recently discussed the importance of having a will prepared and regularly updated, but too many people don't understand the importance of assigning power of attorney when writing that will. When you grant someone the power of attorney, you have in place someone whom you trust to make decisions for you in an emergency situation. [...]
More than a dozen men were arrested this fall in the Rio Grande Valley as a result of being behind on child support payments. The Cameron County Sherrif's Department worked along with the Texas Attorney General's Child Support Division to arrest the men who were behind on child support. The men who were arrested for [...]
The DIY trend largely fueled by Pinterest has taken an interesting turn recently in Texas Law. The Court recently approved do-it-yourself divorce forms for pro se representation in divorce cases throughout the state of Texas. For plenty of reasons this change has concerned Texas divorce attorneys. Inconsistencies in the forms as well as the order [...]
Texas laws regarding grandparents' rights can sometimes come off as a bit murky and confusing. Recently a Lubbock woman was locked in a dispute with her out-of-state parents over the custody of her son. Because of the court argument between the woman and the child's grandparents, some Texas officials have decided it's time to clarify [...]