Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show had the nation abuzz, with the legendary Mary J. Blige performing as part of an all-star hip-hop cast that also included Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Eminem. That’s not typically what you’d expect in the first line of a family law blog...
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...
Is there really a connection between the Super Bowl and domestic violence?
In one of our earlier blog articles, we discussed what spousal maintenance is and who's eligible for it. One of the misconceptions out there is that it's strictly men paying maintenance for women who became stay-at-home moms. While that's still definitely how a...
Spousal maintenance, known colloquially (but not legally in Texas) as alimony, is applicable in some but not all marriages. There are a series of requirements establishing who is eligible and for how long they're entitled to receive it - though, at its core, it's...
In my last article, I talked about spousal support and how it is meant to be a temporary source of income for someone transitioning from being a stay-at-home spouse to a newly-divorced person entering the workforce. There's one important exception to discuss, though-a...
In my previous article, we talked about how a person in a divorce case can get temporary support to maintain "minimum reasonable needs" per the Texas Family Code. But once the divorce becomes final, assets are divided, and child support amounts are determined, it is...
The first thing to know about temporary spousal support is that any spouse can potentially be eligible for it, provided that the person requesting spousal support can't meet a standard, known as "minimum reasonable needs." In Bexar County, as in most jurisdictions,...
I recently worked on a divorce case involving a long marriage, close to 30 years, in which our client was a stay-at-home mom. Her husband economically supported the family, working outside the home. When it came to the issue of spousal support, the husband...
