Family Law Articles

Social Security, Spousal Support: How do I get them?

Those individuals who have reached retirement age, and who paid into Social Security throughout their working years, are entitled to Social Security retirement benefits. In the event that an individual who is a recipient of Social Security benefits gets a divorce, questions about whether or not these Social Security retirement benefits will be considered in […]

Tips for Coordinating Child Visitation during Holidays

It’s hard for any parent to be without their children for any length of time, regardless of child custody arrangements, particularly during the holidays. There are three main things that you can do to make child visitation during holidays easier. Keep your spirits high during holidays when your kids are visiting their other parent by […]

Alimony and Pension Benefits

Property division is one of the most difficult and complicated aspects of divorce. Pension accounts are considered a marital asset and will be subject to equitable distribution. The divvying up of a pension account requires astute attention to legal details because it’s so easy to make costly mistakes. If you are going through or contemplating […]

Learn to Support Yourself after a Divorce in Texas

Many non-working spouses like homemakers find themselves financially devastated after a divorce. Divorce, in fact, is a major financial turning point for women, who, on an average, experience a 7 percent drop in income after divorce. Child support and alimony payments may be temporary. Once those checks stop coming in, you may have to learn […]

Protecting Family Heirlooms During Divorce in Texas

Family heirlooms are valuable not only in their monetary worth, but also their sentimental value. This often makes them a very sensitive issue during a divorce. How to go about protecting heirlooms from property division during divorce is quite complicated because it’s dependent upon multiple factors, including how you acquired the items and whether or […]

Events That Could Cause You to Lose Alimony

When you are awarded alimony payments from your ex-spouse in a Texas divorce case, you’ll need to watch your actions to ensure you don’t lose alimony. There are two types of maintenance in Texas: court ordered and contractual. The court ordered spousal support has a distinct end date, but that end date can be pushed […]

What You Should Know about Divorce and Credit Score

Divorce isn’t only an emotional process that can leave you feeling drained; it can also wreak havoc on your finances, too. If you have joint accounts, loans, and credit cards—as married couples do—you need to protect your investments from separation. Here’s what you need to know about how divorce and your credit score may be […]

Changing Spousal Support When Ex Loses His or Her Job

During a divorce, the court often orders one spouse to pay spousal support—or alimony—to the other spouse. Alimony is determined using some factors, with the income of both spouses being one of them. The more economically secure person will support the less financially stable person. As the loss of a job often means changing spousal […]