Determining that a marriage isn't worth saving usually happens over time. Once you come to the final decision, you have to tell your ex. But, they might not be willing to accept the fact that the marriage is over. This can make a challenging situation even more difficult. At first, you may think ...

Divorce courts try to ensure that neither spouse suffers a significant decrease in their previous standard of living when going through a separation. A divorce can lead to a huge shift in standards of living because of the loss of an additional income. This is why divorcing spouses need to prepar...

Unless you and your ex signed a thorough prenuptial agreement or set terms for a postnuptial agreement due to marital issues, it is nearly impossible to predict the exact outcome of a divorce. Although there is a legal standard that exists for property division in Texas, much of the standard is i...

Parents considering divorce often have to spend some time examining how their divorce will impact their children. For parents with special needs children, it can become much more complex to navigate a divorce without the process impacting the well-being of their child. From shielding your child f...

If you're getting divorced in Texas, then you need to know about the property division rules. Texas is one of only a few states that has a community property system. A community property system creates a fair base for a divorce. Why? It means that you have to split your assets 50-50. Of course, t...

Before your divorce case moves into mediation or litigation, there's an important step you can't afford to overlook: the manner in which you'll ask your spouse for a divorce. If you're in a dead-end marriage, you may assume that it will be easy enough to tell your spouse that you want a divorce. ...

It is a natural parental instinct to want to shield children from the consequences of marital strife, including divorce. Unfortunately, traditional divorces can be very emotionally difficult for the children in the family. The more contentious and angry the divorce, the more difficult it can be f...

Talking with your children about an impending divorce is difficult in even the best of circumstances. Children are likely to catastrophize news of a divorce. They often have strong emotional reactions ranging from anger to guilt. Kids may also worry about losing their relationship with one or bot...

The whole world is watching how Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos' divorce is playing out. It has all the right elements — alleged adultery, minor children, billion-dollar assets, divided businesses. Certainly there will be few in that income strata to compare with the divorce and property split of the ri...

Planning for the future of a special needs child is difficult even in the best family circumstances. Two married parents will often struggle to create a robust estate plan that provides adequate support for a special needs child in the future. Unlike most children, special needs children may rema...

While you might focus on the parenting time schedule when you divorce your child's other parent, there is another consideration for you to think about – the child's medical care. All children will need at least preventative care during their lifetime. For some parents, such as those who have medi...

People spend years or even decades establishing themselves in a profession. Unfortunately, success at work does not always translate to success in interpersonal relationships. Many people who are driven to great heights at work actually struggle to maintain healthy relationships at home. All of t...

Getting divorced in Texas can be difficult for even the simplest family structure. If your family includes one or more children with special needs, that can have a direct impact on the decisions you make regarding your marriage and its end. Specifically, concerns about the needs of your child cou...

Although divorce has become more common in the last few decades, it has not become less contentious in many cases. Spouses may still battle tooth and nail over assets and child custody. Sometimes, the desire to win in a divorce can lead one or both spouses to do unethical or even illegal things p...

When your spouse first mentioned starting a new business, you felt excited. They've always had a lot of success doing this in the past, and your family is very well off financially as a result. Most of those businesses started before you got married, but the wealth carried over. As your spouse ge...

Nearly every state requires you to be a state resident before you can file for divorce in that state. If you and your spouse recently moved to Texas, for example, you will need to file for divorce in the state where you previously resided. The residency requirement before you can file for divorce...

For parents considering a potential divorce, the needs and emotional well-being of their children is an important consideration. Divorce can have a long-lasting impact on how children relate to their parents, their siblings and their peers. It can affect their self-esteem, their drive and their s...

Summer vacation is a beautiful goal for your children, something they look forward to all year long. For you, though, it means three months of confusion and stress. You're divorced, and your child custody plan centered around the fact that your kids typically spent the day at school. You and your...

Marriage is supposedly until “death do us part” but in the modern world we look at marital unions differently — even if we still take the same kinds of oaths. The fact is, there are certain situations in which saying “no” to divorce will be doing you and your family a disservice and result in unn...

No matter how many assets you've accrued during your marriage, chances are good that your marital home is the most significant, both emotionally and financially. Your home represents a massive amount of your income for most couples. The equity in the home may be the single most substantial financ...

You and your spouse have heard that the children's best interests are the focal point of the child custody case when you get divorced. Above all else, the court will seek to find the solution that is best for your kids, even if that's not exactly what the two of you want. As your divorce gets clo...

Divorces that involve children are almost always tough situations. When the child has special needs, the situation gets even more complicated. Children who have special needs have some unique care needs that must be met. This places the parents in a position where they have to make sacrifices. Fo...

Texas mothers and fathers who end up in jail will lose their source of income, and this could make it difficult — if not impossible — to keep paying your child support payments. Nevertheless, some non-custodial parents will still be responsible for paying their monthly support obligations regardl...

Divorce takes time, preparation and careful planning. For example, you have to plan the right time to file for divorce, you have to prepare financially, and you have to spend time working toward a fair settlement. And, if you and your spouse are attempting to avoid litigation, you will have to pr...

Divorce makes it easy to overlook things. It's a complicated process. You own more assets than you ever realized. Things slip through the cracks. If you have kids, things get that much more complex. Your focus is going to be on your children, which is great. However, some parents think so hard ab...