You may have heard about recent efforts to change the standard possession orders in the Texas Family Code. The bill before the Texas Legislature, House Bill 803, would shift how many divorced parents in Texas have their parenting time apportioned. There’s a Fox 7...
It’s not uncommon for divorced or separated parents to request a modification to their child custody agreement and it stands to reason. Children’s lives change dramatically as they get older, as they move from school to school, and as they develop new interests. When...
This Sunday is Easter Sunday, and for many in San Antonio, it’s one of the most important holidays of the year. But it’s not a holiday that the Texas Family Code deals with explicitly in the same way that it handles Thanksgiving or Christmas or New Year’s Day. That’s...
You may have heard the advice to not leave the home that you and your spouse share if you’re getting a divorce — particularly if you’re seeking to keep the marital estate and you foresee the divorce going into litigation. While you’re not officially ceding your claim...
When it comes to a dispute over a divorce or child custody matter, tensions can rise quickly. If the conflict goes unresolved, what started as a simple disagreement can escalate, in some cases leading to harassment by one or even both of the parties involved....
One of the most challenging issues that a divorced couple can face as they’re co-parenting is if one or both parties aren’t following the provisions within the divorce decree. It’s a tricky issue, because the divorce decree is a legal document that aims to cover all...
A recent news story caught our eye that tried to put a value on housework and how much it’s worth. NBC News reported from Hong Kong, looking at a court case from China that’s getting people talking. The article noted that it was worth about $4 a day. Specifically, “a...
If you follow the standard possession orders for parenting time in the Texas Family Code, as many divorced parents in Texas do, there’s a specific section for spring break, but it’s different for parents who live 100 miles apart or less than it is for parents who live...
The extreme weather we’ve experienced this week — and the loss of power and water for so many of our Texas neighbors that came with it — is astounding and hopefully once-in-a-lifetime. We’d hate for any of us who have had to endure the past week’s trials and...
There’s a myth floating around about the escalation of domestic violence during the Super Bowl, worth mentioning as a very unusual Super Bowl happens this weekend. It’s been nearly a year since the pandemic has upended our lives and created a new set of concerns for...
