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When you’re getting a divorce, you might hear the term “discovery” as it relates to information shared by the parties with each other, including information regarding assets and debts. Simply put, it’s the process that guarantees that everyone has all their cards on...
When it comes to divorce, people are clear on some of the steps in the divorce process— especially the kinds involving courtrooms and lawyers. But mediation is one of those routes that’s a little more nebulous for people. Mediation is, simply put, a way to settle a...
If you’re looking to get divorced or make a modification regarding the current custody arrangements for your child, the process will start with filing a petition in court, which your family lawyer can handle for you. At the Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, when we do a...
A recent Wall Street Journal article caught our eye. It discussed one of the biggest issues for couples who are getting divorced — what should be done with the house jointly owned by both parties. Common sense would dictate a couple take one of two approaches — either...
When celebrities divorce, many of us tend to read with an eye toward wanting to know why. After all, though we don’t know celebrities personally — or, at least, most of us don’t — we feel that we know what they’re like and know enough about their lives to wonder...
We’re coming up on spring break, which if you’re going by the letter of the law in the Texas Family Code, is an all-or-nothing prospect for divorced parents. According to Section 153 of the Texas Family Code, which sets guidelines for the Standard Possession Order,...
It was definitely an eye-catching headline to be seeing the day after Valentine’s Day. In a Carolyn Hax advice column in the Washington Post, the stark question was simply “Do I have to explain my divorce?” But curiously, instead of Hax handling the question, she...
It’s a bit of bad news for divorced parents … and really, all parents and all other people! It comes courtesy of NPR, letting us know that tax refunds will likely be smaller this year than they were last year, and there’s a change in what was known as the enhanced...
We confess to checking in on celebrity divorce news from time to time — in part because there can be some unexpected (and unexpectedly good) lessons coming from those stories. And we found a very surprising one in the pages of People, good to keep in mind for anyone...
We’re coming up on the end of another year, which means that we’re getting into tax season and talk about doing taxes. Some people prefer to put their taxes off until the annual April 15 deadline. Some even file extensions and kick the can down the road a little...