Archive for April 2021

It’s true that the connections children make in their early years matter most in their development. They learn from their parents how to handle stress and react to stimuli. They are taught the very basics of survival as infants and as they grow into toddlers. If you and your spouse are divorcing when your child…

Divorce, as most people know, is expensive. According to the latest figures, the average cost of a divorce (with no children in the mix) is $15,600. When there are children involved, the cost goes up to $23,500. If that seems like an impossible figure to manage, take heart: Your divorce doesn’t have to cost that…

Getting divorced has a reputation of being extraordinarily contentious and stressful for all parties involved, in addition to the extensive amount of time that it takes to resolve. When a divorce can take months or longer to finalize, you work on your divorce every day is another dollar out of your pocket. Divorces cost an…

In Texas, marital assets are considered community property and subject to 50-50 division if a couple divorces. That includes income and most assets earned or acquired by spouses individually during the marriage. Gifts and inheritances received by one spouse are a common exception, as long as they haven’t been commingled with marital assets. So are…