Divorce

Dividing up marital property in a community property state can be trickier than you might expect. Only a small handful of states, including Texas, use community property guidelines to determine property division, and if you choose to divorce here, your property...

Divorces come in many shapes and sizes, varying greatly depending on the length of the relationship, the state where a couple resides, the assets the couple owns, and whether or not there are children in the marriage, among other things. Even in best-case scenarios,...

If you are living with alimony payments, you owe it to yourself to maintain detailed, accurate records about all the alimony you pay. Depending on the nature of your alimony agreement, you can probably deduct those payments come tax time, when this documentation...

When you and your spouse divorce in Texas, figuring out how to fairly approach property division is rarely simple. As a community property state, deciding what to do with a marital home can be quite difficult. A home often acts as both an asset and a liability, so...

Attorney Weinman recently appeared on an episode of Impact Makers Radio to talk with host Stewart A. Alexander about what Austin and Texas residents can do to help control the fear and emotions that are often present during the divorce process. Keeping fear, mistrust...

Getting divorced is rarely simple, and its effects extend into every area of your life. This is especially true when it comes to property division. Here in Texas, we use community property guidelines to determine how property gets divided in divorce, and those same...

Dividing up your assets can be one of the trickiest parts of getting a divorce. You and your former spouse may have very different ideas about what is fair. Various factors could impact your expectations, such as who earned more or whether there was an issue with...

If you find yourself facing divorce, there is a decent chance that some form of alimony may come into play in the settlement. However, alimony is not just one thing, but rather an umbrella term that refers to a number of different spousal support scenarios.When most...

Preparing to withstand your divorce and rebuild afterward is a difficult process. Many individuals do not fully comprehend the scope of a divorce at first, and poor legal counsel may focus on saving some particular asset or right rather than looking at the larger...

Many parents whose marriages come to an end know that they need to move on, but worry about how the divorce process may affect their children. In far too many cases, one parent remains in an unhealthy or abusive relationship for the sake of children. In some other...