Spousal support is one of the important factors of any divorce case. If you’re working on your budget while thinking about seeking a divorce, one of the things you might want to consider asking for is spousal support as part of your property division agreement. If you...
Divorce means contentious litigation to most people, but a battle in court isn’t necessary for you to legally end your marriage. While heightened emotions often lead to acrimonious divorces, high levels of conflict don’t have to occur during a divorce. In fact,...
The Texas courts end your marriage when they finalize your divorce, a move that theoretically ends the obligations you and your spouse have to one another. However, there are scenarios in which one spouse may still have some responsibility for supporting the other...
Having total control over the custody terms in a divorce is unusual. Even if you and your spouse filed an uncontested divorce, the courts still approved and formalized your agreements as a custody order, and they may have made some changes before doing so. As you get...
As a parent of an autistic child, you'll know better than anyone how change and uncertainty can affect them in a negative way. The divorce of a child's parents can affect even the most emotionally adjusted of children, and that's why it's important that you manage the...
The pride that you feel because of a family-owned business that you and your spouse built yourselves can turn into frustration if you end up divorcing. This is because you'll have to determine what happens to the business. There are a few options, including closing...
If you are unhappy in your marriage, it's likely that you have contemplated divorce on one or more occasions. Divorce has both pros and cons, with one of the cons being the negative effect that it could have on your children. For many parents, concerns about their...
Divorcing has a tendency to bring out the worst in people, at least temporarily. Getting a divorce may be like living with an open wound. Every little negative remark may upset you or make you want to drag out the process as long as you can to make it more costly for...
Divorce can complicate special education issues. While you and your spouse used to get along; one thing upon which you always disagreed was how to address your child's education. Now, you have two homes and two different opinions about your child's educational needs,...
When parents divorce, courts typically require them to create a parenting plan that outlines each parent's rights and responsibilities to their child. The parenting plan is a crucial part of creating a stable environment for a child after divorce, establishing...
