Getting a divorce isn't easy for either spouse. As emotions fly and arguments over assets and child custody can take over both spouses' lives, it can be difficult to remember the importance of talking with your children about what a divorce means to them. A recent article from The HuffingtonPost explored the importance of talking [...]
It's no secret that divorces can be expensive. You're splitting up assets in the middle of an emotional mess. The Street offers five tips to save money when getting a divorce. Wait to get a lawyer until you calm down. Getting a divorce is a very emotional experience. Before you make the important decision regarding who [...]
Texas State Representative Jeff Leach is proposing a bill that would allow sheriffs and other legal entities the right to serve legal papers over Facebook and other social media accounts. So if House Bill 1989 becomes a law, a comment on your blog, a Facebook message or a Tweet could count as legal notice when [...]
It may seem as if we have plenty of divorces here in Texas, but according to The Guardian, London is the true divorce capital of the world. After a string of pricey divorce settlements, London claims that it has cemented itself as the divorce capital of the world. London's mayor actually expected to be named [...]
State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa filed legislation Monday that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, as long as Texas voters overturn a constitutional ban that was approved in 2005. The legislation would take effect next year, but only if another amendment gets two-thirds majority vote as well as the support of Texas [...]
Justices of the Texas Supreme Court thought they would be helping the indigent population of Texas with their divorce cases when they approved do-it-yourself divorces last year. Unfortunately the result of the DIY Divorce Forms being approved in the state of Texas has been more crowded courtrooms and isolation for Texas poorest populations at a [...]
A recent Huffington Post article discussed the likelihood of success in second and third marriages, and the numbers might be a bit surprising. While the divorce rate for first marriages is reportedly between 40 and 50 percent, second marriages have a divorce rate as high as 67 percent. Third marriages have a divorce rate as [...]
Couples divorcing in the Houston area may assume that many of the decisions regarding the split of property is dependent upon a family law judge when divorcing. But a recent article in Forbes reminds couples to be careful in making sure that the correct real estate appraisals are done to be certain that the division [...]
Most couples have heard of the seven-year itch, and many consider it to be a true phenomenon. The seven-year itch is the concept that after seven years couples will often get tired of each other due to restlessness or changes in personality. A recent article in The Huffington Post explores this phenomenon and the theories [...]
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 [...]