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...
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...
With technology being what it is, and smartphones being what they are, a lot of people worry about the possibility of being either audio or video recorded, and then having that find their way into court. There are some legal answers to this in Texas, but then there...
A few weeks ago, we noticed that the MySA site ran an article promising five tips for what they called an “amicable divorce.” Though divorces are sometimes difficult and often filled with big and powerful emotions, many of the people who go through divorce want...
Blame the news on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s possible impending divorce: We’re again thinking about how much information people voluntarily share about themselves on social media channels, and how harmful that can be in a divorce. Even if you feel like a certain...
In our last article, we talked about the idea of the ending of a marriage being the beginning of a post-divorce life. We’re also at the time of year when people think about new beginnings, fresh starts, and changing how we approach life this year as opposed to last...
You are likely delighted to see 2020 come to an end. Regardless of whatever personal triumphs you might have had during the year—and congratulations to you if you did have those—they came amidst a landscape in which far too many Americans lost their jobs, experienced...
Is coronavirus causing more divorce in Texas? Some news came out yesterday that while divorces dipped in April in Texas, the numbers rose in May and June—to push past the number of cases that happened in February. The article looks to connect the lockdown, and perhaps...
In a recent article I wrote, I discussed same-sex divorces for marriages that are actually informal marriages. Though informal marriages, the legal term in Texas for what some know better as common-law marriages, don’t come with the same level of ceremony as a...
The world is being captivated with the cultural phenomenon of Hamilton, which has been transported from Broadway into our living rooms via Disney Plus, which launched the streaming event of the year this past week. Taken from Ron Chernow’s biography of founding...
