Anyone can be required to appear before a court, but not everyone can be compelled to testify. Minors so young that they cannot understand the oath or answer questions may…
Income Partitions Can Make You Pay With Your Property
In Texas, partitioning income transforms income from community property to separate property owned by the husband or wife. Without a partition, income is presumed to belong jointly to both…
When is my child considered an adult?
Children cease to be minors upon their 18th birthday. Unless a judge issues a court order to the contrary, children younger than 18 are not allowed to make visitation decisions.
How are arbitration and Collaborative Law different?
Collaborative Law are both forms of alternative dispute resolution, but Collaborative Law is a process whereas arbitration is a single event. In some cases, arbitration…
How do Mini-Trials Work?
Mini-trials, which aren’t actually trials at all, are often used during the mediation process. They take place before the mediation begins, with the mediator sitting as…
Do I Have To Give My Ex-Spouse My Address?
In most cases, the court will require that both parents keep each other informed of the children’s whereabouts. By design, that requires each spouse to know the other’s home…
After Divorce, Who Decides Where Our Children Will Go To School?
As in most areas of Family Law, the decision of where a divorcing couple’s children will attend school is decided based on the facts…
Arbitration 101
Many family law matters end up in arbitration, which shares some of the same qualities of both mediation and litigation.
Remarriage Most Likely Won’t Affect Child Support
One question we encounter frequently is whether remarriage affects child support. In most Family Law matters, the answer to such questions is usually “it depends,”…
Facebook, Twitter Still Aren’t Your Friend in Divorce
This is something most family lawyers grow tired of having to say, but it bears repeating: if you’re pondering, in the midst of, or post-divorce, watch what you post on…