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Cost of divorce in Texas A recent USA Today article puts the average cost of divorce in Texas without children at $15,600, and the average cost of a divorce with…

Divorce Do’s and Don’ts: A Texas Checklist If you’re considering divorce in Texas, the decisions you make now will shape your financial future, your relationship with your children, and how…

Now that the child COVID vaccine has been given the green light for children ages 5 and up, a new dilemma has emerged in Texas family law among divorced or…

Alimony in Texas is a contractual construction and does not come up in Texas nearly as often as it does in other jurisdictions.  It is nevertheless an important consideration when…

When a couple owns a home and the marriage ends in divorce, important decisions must be made about what to do with the home. One spouse may want to remain…

In Texas, there is something called the “Children’s Bill of Rights.” Unless you have been through a divorce or custody dispute, you probably haven’t even heard of this before. The…

In Texas, a child cannot choose which parent to live with until age 18. However, under Texas Family Code § 153.009, children age 12 or older have the right to…

From time to time, clients ask us about terminating parental rights in Texas. Usually, it’s because the other parent is not involved in the child’s life or is exhibiting dangerous…

Common Law Marriage Most people in Texas know a couple who say something along the lines of, “We’ve lived together for so long, we are considered common law married.” But…