Even when parties seem to agree on issues related to Texas property division, disputes may still arise. In a recent case, a husband challenged a trial court’s treatment of certain property after seemingly agreeing to that treatment during the hearing. The husband petitioned for divorce in May 2019. The husband and wife stipulated that a particular parcel […]
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Business entities and business property can complicate the property division in a Texas divorce. Property owned by a business entity is not considered either separate or community property of the spouses, but instead belongs to the entity. In a recent case, a husband challenged the trial court’s denial of his request for reimbursement for mortgage payments
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A court may clarify an order in a Texas suit affecting the parent-child relationship if it finds the order lacks sufficient specificity to be enforced through contempt. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.421. The court cannot make substantive changes through an order to clarify and such changes are not enforceable. Tex. Fam. Code § 157.423.
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Although couples certainly don’t enter marriage anticipating a divorce, it is increasingly common: 50 percent of first marriages, 67 percent of second, and 74 percent of third marriages end in divorce. (Source: Forest Institute of Professional Psychology.) When your fortune and family matter, it is critical to be prepared, and to protect your interests with
