Tip 6 Hire a board-certified lawyer with sufficient staff and resources. A busy executive needs an excellent, experienced family law attorney. If the executive has a particularly large estate with…
Executive Divorce Tip 5 Know Thy Separate Property
Tip 5 Know thy separate property. Many times, a spouse will contemplate divorce for many years. That same spouse often works hard to protect property from creditors. But perhaps the…
Executive Divorce Tip 4 Restraining Orders
Tip 4 Utilize restraining orders to prevent waste. Many spouses feel powerless to prevent the other spouse from engaging in harmful activities during a divorce. Injunctions are standard in divorce…
Executive Divorce Tip 3 Gather Information Early
Tip 3 Gather information and documents early in the process. This may be the most important part of a divorce. Knowledge of the facts is power in a divorce proceeding.
Executive Divorce Tip 2 Business Interest Can Be Divided
Tip 2 Business interests owned by the spouses can be divided in Texas. A bad valuation can jeopardize the executive’s interest in the company. So, it is important to hire…
Note About the Executive Divorce Series
A quick note: We will roll out 10 tips for the Executive Divorce in this series. I’m really excited about the next series after that!…
Tips for the Executive Divorce Series — Tip 1 Follow Court Orders
Tip 1 Follow the court orders. This simple act will set the case up for success. Conversely, failure to follow the court’s orders can be a “case killer.” Courts frown…
Move to Florida without Notice Equalized Change in Primary Residence
On February 17, 2016, the Court of Appeals in Amarillo, released In Re Shaley Abney, denying Mother’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking to vacate the trial court’s temporary orders.
Pick A County, Any County!
Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Transfer Child Custody Dispute from Moore County to Nueces County On February 4, 2016, the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals…
$6,000 Per Month Texas Child Support Reduced, and Court Ordered Father Could Share in Children’s Education and Medical Decisions in Modification Case
On February 2, 2016, the First Court of Appeals in Houston held in Trammell v. Trammell that a father had presented sufficient evidence to modify child support and conservatorship. Father…