Preparing for a Texas Divorce: Assets Going through a Divorce is painful no matter the circumstances. Before you get into the Texas Divorce Process, you can reduce expense, stress, and conflict by making sure you are financially prepared. Advanced planning helps you in making sound decisions, start preparing for post-divorce life, and avoid many post-divorce [...]
Creating a Will is extremely important for individuals that have a sizable estate in the Dallas and DFW metroplex. Time and time again, individuals refuse to properly prepare for death and do not see the proper preparation of a legal and valid will as a necessity. When you refuse to prepare a Will, then your [...]
A divorce involving a high conflict personality can be more challenging than other divorces, because of the person’s inability to compromise or ever see the middle ground. People like this are called “High Conflict People” (HCP’s), and the divorce courts are full of them. Are you glad you are not married to one of these [...]
In Texas, adultery or infidelity may play a significant role in how a divorce unfolds, impacting asset division in a divorce and even custody issues to a certain extent. Here’s how adultery generally affects the divorce process in Texas: 1. Grounds for Divorce: No-Fault Divorce: Texas allows for “no-fault” divorces, where neither spouse has to [...]
What is a narcissist? Narcissistic Personality Disorder or ‘NPD” is a mental disorder where the person has very inflated self-esteem issue and a serious need for admiration and special treatment from other people. Typical arrogant behavior and lack of empathy for other people causes many problems in all emotional areas of their lives and relationships. [...]
For better or worse, For richer or poorer, Until . . . a divorce is filed. When there are several zeros at the end of your bank balance, as in $500,000.00; $5,000,000.00 or more, the financial aspects of divorce can be high risk. Texas divorce laws are the same regarding the division of property whether [...]
In Texas, adultery or infidelity may play a significant role in how a divorce unfolds, impacting asset division in a divorce and even custody issues to a certain extent. Here’s how adultery generally affects the divorce process in Texas: 1. Grounds for Divorce: No-Fault Divorce: Texas allows for “no-fault” divorces, where neither spouse has to [...]
High Assets Divorces in Texas can be painstaking and involve substantial time and money to properly litigate an individual’s case. 1. Original Petition and Temporary Orders Single most important event for leverage is who files their Divorce Petition first. If you file first you are a Petitioner. A Petitioner receives a crucial benefit in litigation. [...]
It is important to know what happens to your homestead residence if it was purchased prior to marriage and other assets formed into a trust before marriage without a prenuptial agreement. Separate property homestead residence Single most important event for leverage is who files their Divorce Petition first. If you file first, you are a [...]
Divorces with children are painful and emotional under the best of circumstances, but a divorce with a “Special Needs Child” is usually a very complex and mentally stressful situation for all family members involved. The main goal in a “Special Needs” divorce is that all decisions affecting a child with disabilities must be in [...]
