When a divorce is filed in Bexar County, the couple's actions throughout the divorce are guided by what's called temporary orders. These orders help to keep matters between the divorcing parties civil, and include some basic rules to help the couple transition from...
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Month: March 2017
Your Lawyer is Not Your Counselor
In a previous article, we discussed some strategies for potentially keeping the cost down in a divorce, and one of the key ways to do that was to make sure you try to keep discussions with your lawyers to legal matters. That's not to say that emotions won't sometimes...
The Negotiating Conference: An Alternative for Child Support Disputes
When you and your ex-spouse are having a dispute about child support, there is an alternative that is often quicker, more civil, and less rigid than court. Rather than scheduling a date to fight it out in court, it is possible that you and your ex can meet in an...
How to make your divorce less expensive
One of the biggest concerns people have about divorce is the cost. Sometimes, divorce is relatively easy and painless, with both sides knowing what they want and being amenable to negotiating terms, and the total is on the lower end of the spectrum. Most divorces are...
Mediation for Co-Parenting: Working Together
In mediation, it's often more difficult to deal with custody issues--or, more specifically, the amount of time each parent will have with their child--starting with the obvious reason that it's easier to divide an asset than to divide a child! When it comes to...