Family Law

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part V

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJuly 20, 2017

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part V We wanted to add one more note to this ongoing blog series on reimbursement claims in divorce-related matters, this time approaching the conversation from the other spouse’s point of view. In other words, when one spouse files for reimbursement on a contribution from one marital…

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The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part IV

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJuly 10, 2017

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part IV We are reaching the end of our blog series on reimbursement claims in divorce-related matters. If you’ve been following along, you know Texas law affords a spouse the right to recover contributions made by one marital estate (you) to another (your spouse). But the process…

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The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part III

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 26, 2017

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part III – This blog is Part III of our ongoing conversation on reimbursement claims in divorce-related matters. In the first two parts of this series, we provided a general overview of what reimbursement claims are, followed by the first of three factors that must be established…

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The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part II

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 19, 2017

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part II Last week, we learned about reimbursement claims in divorce-related matters and that there are three factors that must be established by a spouse seeking reimbursement for contributions made to their former spouse’s estate. Per the Texas Family Code, those three factors are: That a contribution…

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The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part I

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 15, 2017

The How and Why Behind Reimbursement Claims – Part I Most everyone has heard of a reimbursement claim. They may not always enjoy going through the process – which can, at times, be quite convoluted – but they will if it means recouping qualifying expenses on anything from medical bills to insurance claims and even…

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Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. VII)

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 5, 2017

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. VII) We have discussed a great deal of family law terms over the last few years. And like we periodically do as part of this ongoing blog series, we’d like to take a brief timeout to look back on a some of the more noteworthy concepts from the…

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Decision Time: 2 Ways A Court Divides Community Qualified Private Retirement Benefits

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 2, 2017

Decision Time: 2 Ways A Court Divides Community Qualified Private Retirement Benefits Now that the court hearing your divorce case has been presented with all the necessary evidence on the factors it must consider in making a just and right division of your retirement benefits, it’s finally time to determine how those benefits will be…

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Characterizing Qualified Private Retirement Benefits

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageMay 22, 2017

Characterizing Qualified Private Retirement Benefits – As we learned in our previous blog, the type of retirement plan one or both divorcing spouses participates in affects how the benefits associated with that retirement plan will be characterized, valued, and divided once the marriage is over. Dividing property is not always an easy process, and the…

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Defined Benefit vs Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, InsightsMay 15, 2017

Defined Benefit vs Defined Contribution Retirement Plans – You’re probably asking yourself, “Why in the world would we write about retirement plans in a family law blog?” Well, when it comes to the just and right division of property between divorcing spouses, the type of plan one or both spouses participate in affects how benefits…

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What In The World Is A QDRO?

Family Law, InsightsMay 8, 2017

What In The World Is A QDRO? The courts divide and confirm qualified private retirement benefits in much the same way they do marital property or community liabilities. There’s a discovery process followed by detailed characterization and valuation of the benefit plan, which then allows the court to divide everything in a just and right…

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