Family Law

Who has the right to “Manage” marital property

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageMay 3, 2016

Who has the right to “Manage” marital property – As we have learned from Texas community-property laws, each spouse has equal ownership of what has been determined to be community property, regardless of who purchased it, earned it, or acquired it. Like I have said many time before, what is yours is mine and what is…

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4 Types of Child Custody

Child Custody, Divorce, InsightsMay 1, 2016

4 Types of Child Custody Children are often considered as the most important asset in a divorce. Divorce i.e. the parting of ways between the two spouses can have an adverse effect on the health and happiness of their children. For them, not being able to live with their parents can be a blow that…

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Characterizing “other” Property Interests

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageApril 26, 2016

Characterizing “other” Property Interests – Just when you thought there could not be more examples of property characterization, I throw more in. I know, I’ve done four of these blogs on everything from wages to life insurance policies, and it feels like the topic that will never end. But truthfully, I care about your best…

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Characterizing Business Interests

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageApril 18, 2016

Characterizing Business Interests – Building my family law firm from the ground up has been extremely challenging. It has also been just as rewarding. Like me, all good business owners have poured their heart and soul, and countless hours, into starting something they can call their own – thus building something of both meaning and…

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Characterizing Life And Casualty Insurance

Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageApril 10, 2016

Characterizing Life And Casualty Insurance – As I have mentioned in previous blogs, there is a method to which all property –including income from various sources – is characterized as either separate or community property. Last week, I focused a blog on characterizing work income. Today, it is Life and Casualty Insurance. I find the…

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Extra Marital Affair Leading To Divorce – How to Cope Up With the Situation?

Divorce, Insights, MarriageApril 9, 2016

Extra Marital Affair Leading To Divorce – How to Cope Up With the Situation? – Extra marital affairs are disliked by all, irrespective of caste, color or creed. The impact of such affairs can be very complicated and heartbreaking. The feelings of ending your strong relation with the person you thought will always love you…

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Characterizing work income

Divorce, Family Law, InsightsApril 5, 2016

Characterizing work income – Based on what you know thus far about characterization of property, would you say income – whether it be that of your spouse or your own – is separate property or community property? Don’t jump to an answer too fast. Think about it, because not all answers for this topic are…

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Burden of proof – Clear and convincing evidence

Divorce, Family Law, InsightsMarch 31, 2016

Burden of proof – Clear and convincing evidence – In a continuation of the “yours versus mine” community-property debate, I am going to spend this blog talking about the burden of proof spouses have in establishing separate ownership of property. Remember that the Texas Family Code presumes all property possessed by either spouse during or…

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Tracing assets for divorce is no easy task

Divorce, Family Law, InsightsMarch 31, 2016

Tracing assets for divorce is no easy task – You would hope that no one enters into a marriage expecting to one day get divorced. So if the idea is to be together forever, it is easy to see how each spouse’s “stuff” can become comingled. But if the marriage does not work out, going…

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Open Adoption-Pros and Cons

Adoption & Parental Termination, Family Law, InsightsMarch 21, 2016

Open Adoption-Pros and Cons – Giving your child away for adoption, be it for any reason, can be a little tough for birth mothers. Nowadays, the agencies and parents are encouraging open adoptions. However, there have been heated debates between attorneys and agencies on pros and cons of open adoptions. Open adoptions can be both…

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