What financial help can you get after a divorce?

Divorce can hit your funds hard. Not only will you need to pay fees and give up some of the property you once considered yours, but you may also lose future income. Perhaps your spouse earned to help pay the bills, or maybe they provided free childcare so that you could spend more time working…

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How your divorce with children can change holiday celebrations

Children are a big part of what makes the holidays worth celebrating. After all, they enjoy the gift-giving, the costumes and the special foods. Watching their reactions to floats participating in televised parades or their anticipation to open presents can be a big part of your own joy during the holiday season. Unfortunately, your holiday…

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How does Texas decide custody?

Once, the standard assumption in a divorce was that the children would live with the mother and the father would get visitation rights. Times have changed, and most judges now favor a joint custody arrangement. Different states use different terms when talking about custody. Are you familiar with the terminology used here in Texas? How…

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Common law marriage in Texas and your rights

Texas is one of the few states in the nation that still recognize “common law” marriages. Also called a “marriage without formalities” or an “informal marriage,” this is a legal marital relationship that begins without any official acknowledgment or ceremony. Understanding when a common law marriage exists — and what it means later — is…

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Retirement after divorce

Someone in San Antonio who is getting divorced in their 30s or 40s has a lot of things on their mind. Their retirement is probably not first on the list. Most likely, worrying about things like child custody, who gets to keep the house and other more immediate concerns are taking up more brain cells…

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Who gets what in a Texas divorce?

Property division following a divorce is a burning issue, and it forms the basis of conflict among many ex-spouses. When the divorcing couple can’t agree on dividing their property between them, the court may step in. Usually, the bone of contention centers around property acquired before or after the marriage. Below, we take a look…

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