Recent Blog Posts
Establishing Paternity – What You Need to Know
Paternity establishes the biological relationship between a father and a child. Paternity also carries legal significance because it triggers an obligation for the father to provide financial support to the mother in raising the child. When a child is born out of wedlock, many fathers accept and paternity by signing an acknowledgement form. However,… Read More »
Benefits of a Prenuptial Agreement
In many television shows and movies, a prenuptial agreement (also known as a “prenup”) is often presented in a negative context. The premise is usually a scorned spouse who is left with nothing because they agreed to sign a prenup. Like many legal issues adapted to Hollywood drama, reality is far different. Prenups can… Read More »
Uncovering Hidden Assets in Texas Divorce Cases
An accurate valuation of marital property (both assets and liabilities) is critical to ensure an equitable property settlement is reached in your divorce. Unfortunately, it is quite common to discover that a spouse has attempted to hide assets to shortchange you in the property division process. Why People Try to Hide Assets A common… Read More »
Married in Another Country Does Not Negate Texas Community Property Presumption
If you and your spouse were married in a different country and you were expecting that country’s laws to supersede Texas law, do not get your hopes up. Under Texas law, all property possessed by either spouse at the time of divorce is presumed to be “community property” (i.e. divided equitably). In 2015, a… Read More »
Little Known Rules and Guidelines of Texas Divorce Law
Some people mistakenly believe that filing for divorce in Houston is simple. In reality, divorce law in Texas is quite complex with an array of rules and regulations that must be adhered to in order to obtain a legal divorce. For example, to be able to file for divorce in Texas, either you or… Read More »
Five Tips Before Filing for Divorce
Getting divorced is a major, life-altering decision. You should have as much relevant information as possible to assess the impact of this decision and determine whether you want to proceed. Below are five tips you need to know before you decide to file for divorce. Speak to an Experienced Divorce Lawyer Filing for divorce… Read More »
Truancy Laws In Texas Tighten
For decades, when a child had a number of unexplained or unaccounted for absences in school, they could be charged with truancy and ultimately could be sentenced to prison time. Truancy in Texas has recently received federal attention when a federal investigation began into Dallas schools after a number of truancy decisions resulted in… Read More »
Life Insurance Policies & Divorce
Life insurance policies are a type of insurance policy that ensures upon your death, a specific amount of money will be paid to your loved ones. In exchange for this insurance policy, you make premium payments in order to keep the policy relevant. You can specify any number of people and values vary greatly,… Read More »
Asset Division and Protection in Trust
When divorce proceedings begin, each couple must evaluate what assets and property are includable to be divided, as well as whether it is considered community property or separate property. In a separate post, we explained the differences between separate and community property based on state law. Since Texas is a community property state, the… Read More »
Community Property Laws
Property that is acquired during marriage is either considered marital property or community property, depending on the state in which you reside. Currently, there are nine states that enforce community property regulations: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The remaining 41 other states classify property acquired during a marriage… Read More »
