Smart Divorce in Texas

First right of refusal is a term used to describe when divorced or separated parents are obligated to look to the other parent for babysitting instead of somebody else.  This term or concept is not found anywhere in the Texas Family Code.  However, in Tarrant County Family Courts parents often as...

Often in divorce settlements and in final orders decided by a judge, one of the parties is awarded the marital residence. The party who is awarded the marital residence will also be liable for the mortgage associated with that house. But what happens if the mortgage doesn't get paid?

Your credit history and credit score are unique to you. They do not change when when you get divorced. But your credit score can change in the wake of a divorce. For example, late payments, delinquency or default can affect your credit score. Closing credit card accounts or removing yourself as an authorized user can have an effect as well.

Some times divorcing your spouse is easier than divorcing your credit card dept.  Even if your divorce decree orders your spouse to pay the credit card debt in your name, you have a contract with your credit card company.  Therefore, you are legally responsible for paying the credit card debt.

Previous studies have linked changes in family structure, like divorce, to juvenile delinquency.  A new study published in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, finds that divorce might cause a temporary increase in criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency, but this behavior usually evens out af...

If you are fortunate enough to have a large volume of marital assets there is much at stake for you in the divorce process. It is important that you make sure that your financial well being is protected for your post divorce life. Because the stakes are high it is important that you do everything to protect yourself.

In divorce there are tax related questions that come up.  While it doesn't appear that you can get copies of your returns this way, it does seems that this app could be useful.  The security portion looks helpful too.   Anyone with tax questions can just grab their phone for answers. The IRS has...

The Collaborative Law approach results in custom resolutions to divorces.

Talk to more than one attorney before selecting one.  If you and your spouse are going to be arguing over temporary use of the house and money or access to the kids,  this is crucial. If you anticipate an agreed uncontested divorce, this is less important.There are so many attorneys practicing fa...

I told you last year that I would tell you more about my dishwasher fixing story which relates to assessing the decision to stay together or get a porce. We bought a dishwasher eight years ago and it was fabulous. It would clean well and you could put the dishes in without washing them. Recentl...

http://youtu.be/c9xsZyfmOooThis is the first video in a series on Myths that people have about Texas Divorce Laws For Smart Divorce in Texas Diane M. Wanger304 Harwood RoadBedford, Texas817-285-2855texasfamilylaw.info

Okay, I am trying it.  This is my first foray into youtube videos.  This is not so informational, but future ones will be.  I am just excited that I figured out how to do this.  Did I tell you how I fixed my dishwasher last week.  I am actually more proud of that.  No man help.  I will tell you m...

I was in Austin earlier this year at a continuing legal education seminar on Collaborative Law.  We had a speaker who explained that brain research shows how humans under stress will grab at the first solution that they see as solving the "issue".  That is true even if they have been trained to i...

Here's a double double wish for a Happy New Year.  Not only is it after 1-1-12, but the Chinese New Year  is today.  This is the Year of the Dragon.  The symbol Dragon in the East is not a threatening evil as is in the West.  The Dragon to the Chinese is a symbol of among other things, power. Now...

Collaborative law is an interdisciplinary porce process defined by statute in the State of Texas. It is for people who are unable to negotiate and agree to porce terms on their own but who wish to settle the case outside of court. This process also allows each spouse to have their own legal advoc...