Spousal maintenance is the financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce. It is many times known by another term - alimony. While Texas law does not include the term alimony, many know...
There is a lot that must be decided when a couple divorces. Other than children, property split is the next big thing to determine. In addition to property, there is one more aspect that people might not think of right away - debt. According to a...
No matter how ready you are for a divorce, your spouse might not be. For a variety of reasons, your spouse may want to make the divorce process difficult for you. Refusing to get divorced can make the process a little more challenging, but it...
If you are about to head into divorce proceedings, you may wonder: How long will it take to get divorced? Is this a process that will keep you returning to family court for years? Will you be able to put it all behind you quickly?...
If you are going through a divorce, a few aspects that will need to get settled come to mind right away. Custody, child support, and the division of assets such as homes, money, and other property are likely the first things you will think of....
When filing any kind of civil suit in Texas, there are initial mandatory disclosures that must be made. Texas court rules require every party in a lawsuit to send certain information about their claims or defenses to the other parties at the beginning of the...
Spousal maintenance, commonly known as spousal support, is a court-ordered type of payment. There's a series of qualifications that you have to meet for spousal maintenance. Alimony is a contractual agreement between two parties. The court can't order alimony, they can only order spousal maintenance. Spousal Maintenance Eligibility...
Largely due to the rise of the gig economy, the number of small businesses in the United States recently hit an all-time high. Frequently, this business is the primary or only source of income for a family. Additionally, many spouses pour themselves into these businesses. Therefore,...
The overall divorce rate has dropped sharply in recent years, mostly because the marriage rate has declined even faster. But grey divorces, which is a divorce over age 60, have doubled since the 1990s. People in this age group are much more active than they were a...
There is no doubt that domestic violence is a serious, ongoing problem in Texas and elsewhere. But a growing number of people question some commonly-cited statistics, such as one in four women experience relationship violence during their lifetimes. As a result, some judges question a...
