One of the biggest stressors that happens during divorce is figuring out what should happen to your house. If you and your spouse share a house, you might have a situation and the assets in place to allow someone to keep the home and take over the mortgage payments....
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Who pays for summer camp? (And who should pay for summer camp?)
It’s one of the big challenges of parenting in the summer: Many parents need to go to work while their kids are home for the summer. And now, with more and more employers wanting their workers to come into the office post-pandemic, that’s becoming more of an issue....
Should expectant fathers pay child support? This legislator thinks so
There’s a curious bill out of Guam pertaining to child support that we’re not sure is going to catch on, but it definitely provides some food for thought. Whereas child support typically starts when a child is born —once the courts are able to prove that the presumed...
More tax tips for the divorcing and the newly-divorced
Last week, we began sharing some knowledge from an Investopedia article covering taxes and divorce. Divorce is a legal process that brings significant financial implications for those who go through it, and taxes figure into that picture. While we covered some basics...
Special Announcement: Attorney Lisa A. Vance Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
We are honored to announce that attorney Lisa A. Vance has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Tax tips for the divorcing and the newly-divorced
This is the time of year when lots of people have questions about their taxes. If you’re in the midst of a divorce or you’ve just completed a divorce, you’re likely among those, starting with wondering how to classify yourself on the tax form. It’s possible, depending...
Thoughts on summer parenting time as that all-important April 1 date approaches
You might know April 1 strictly as April Fools’ Day, a holiday dedicated to jokes, but it’s a significant annual milestone for divorced parents in Texas who are trying to make their summer plans. As we detailed in an earlier blog article, that’s the day that the Texas...
Why Cowboys fans are currently invested in paternity laws
Jerry Jones entered the news cycle last week and it’s not quite Dallas Cowboys related. The quite-famous owner of the team so many Texas football fans love is facing a lawsuit from a 25-year-old woman named Alexandra Davis who is claiming to be Jones’ daughter....
What’s happening with the Governor’s new order about transgender children?
There’s been a new development in what’s been a fast-developing story around Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his new order involving transgender children. If you haven’t already heard, Abbott issued a letter that, in the words of the Texas Tribune, “ordered state child...
Is shared custody on the horizon?
There’s a move lately in West Virginia to move to a 50/50 shared custody plan for parents at the start of divorce proceedings, in a bill that has been dubbed the “Parenting Fairness Act.” According to the Herald-Dispatch, it’s the second time in three years that such...