If you and your co-parent are in the process of working out your child custody agreement, you're likely determining how the kids will be dividing their time or spending alternate years with each of you around major holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving as well as...
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Child exchange options when co-parents can not be around each other
Among the most crucial details to work out as you and your co-parent negotiate your custody agreement is how to handle the exchanges of your children. If you will continue to live near each other and share custody, these exchanges may be frequent. It's essential for...
Why should newlywed students have prenuptial agreements?
Many people meet their future spouses in college or graduate school. If they decide to marry while they're still completing their education or soon after graduation, they may see no need for a prenuptial agreement. They likely have few assets and may be deeply mired...
Is your marriage headed straight toward divorce court?
Every year across the state of Texas, individuals who thought they were marrying someone they would be with for the rest of their lives find themselves stuck in divorce court. People change as they grow, and life circumstances can exert extreme pressure on once stable...
Why parents should seek a ‘right of first refusal’ clause
If you'll be sharing custody of your children with your co-parent, you likely want every additional opportunity to spend time with them that you can get -- especially if you're going to be the noncustodial parent. If so, or even if you just want to minimize the amount...
Recognizing passive-aggressive co-parenting behaviors
Not all co-parents' battles involve yelling, swearing, insults and turning the kids against their other parent. Passive-aggressive behavior, however, can be just as damaging to the co-parenting relationship -- and ultimately to your kids -- as regular fighting.You may...
How will Jeff Bezos’ divorce impact Texans?
If you own shares of Amazon stock or are of one the thousands of Texans who work for Amazon, you likely heard the news of Jeff Bezos' split from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie, with at least some amount of concern. It's too soon to know, however, what impact the...
Seeking child custody in Texas? Take note of these tips
In a divorce, the most important thing is the well-being of your kids. You love them more than anything in the world, and all you want is a fair custody settlement. But how can you make sure that a judge will see it that way?Your best chances for winning either shared...
Know what happens to joint accounts during divorce
Part of getting a divorce is determining how you're going to pay for your debts and necessities while going through the process. People who don't think ahead to save or to have available credit for a period of time may find it difficult to stay afloat, as their joint...
Why do spouses sign prenuptial agreements?
From a nuts and bolts perspective, a prenuptial agreement makes a lot of sense. From the traditional view of love and marriage -- that implies your marriage partner is "until death do us part" -- these agreements go against religious concept of "holy matrimony." To be...