Your estate plan helps guarantee the financial stability of your loved ones if anything happens to you. It is quite common for people to make their spouse their main beneficiary in their estate plan and possibly to grant their spouse certain forms of authority as...
Deciding to divorce is a huge decision that will completely change your family and your future. It is only natural that you want to give your relationship every opportunity despite the challenges you currently face. Many couples can work through conflicts and preserve...
It is difficult watching someone you love decline with age. Their behavior and personality may change, and they may start struggling to handle even basic life responsibilities. Guardianship exists for exactly such situations. Family members can step up to help take...
Divorce is often a messy, bitter process that pits spouses against one another in a bitter fight over property and time with the family's children. The more couples dispute the terms of their divorces, the longer it will take to finalize the divorce and the more...
Your marriage is ending, and your finances are a mess – and you know divorce is expensive. You fully expect that you’ll have to file bankruptcy once your marriage is over. You may want to consider reversing course, however, and filing bankruptcy before you file for...
When parents start living in separate houses because they break up or divorce, they have to find a way to share parental responsibilities and rights. Some parents cooperate with one another to negotiate their own parenting plan, while others ask a Texas family law...
When the Texas family courts issue a child support order, they expect the parents to pay in full consistently. Missing payments and falling into arrears can lead to enforcement activities. Texas uses tools such as tax return interception, wage garnishment and even...
People often think that older children can choose which parent to live with after a divorce. In many cases, they assume this is true for children starting around the age of 12 to 14. They know that younger children are simply going to be assigned a custody schedule,...
When someone dies in Texas, their estate will typically require work from an executor, which Texas code refers to as the personal representative of the estate. As the representative of a Texas estate, you have to meet certain criteria to take on the role in the first...
Parents who are getting divorced are often worried about losing custody of their children. They're afraid that sole custody will be given to the other parent. First and foremost, you need to know that this is uncommon and it becomes even less common every day. More...
