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A contested divorce is any Texas divorce in which the spouses cannot agree on one or more issues that must be resolved before the divorce […]

In a Texas divorce, the court divides the community estate, which is generally everything acquired during the marriage, in a manner the court finds just […]

In Texas, what parents call custody is legally two separate things. Conservatorship is decision-making authority: who decides about the child’s education, medical care, and primary […]

Texas child support is set by statutory guidelines in most cases: a percentage of the paying parent’s net monthly resources, based on the number of […]

A high-conflict divorce is not defined by how upset the spouses are. It is defined by conduct: one spouse repeatedly behaving in ways that make […]

At a temporary orders hearing, a Texas judge decides the rules your family will live under while your divorce or custody case is pending: who […]

If your co-parent will not follow your custody order, Texas law gives you a remedy: an enforcement action, in which you ask the court to […]

A contested divorce in Texas is any divorce in which the spouses cannot agree on one or more issues that must be resolved before the […]

Possibly, but not automatically, and rarely exactly half of everything. In Texas, RSUs and stock options granted during the marriage may be community property in […]

When one spouse owns a business, a Texas divorce almost never splits the company itself. The usual structure is that the business is characterized as […]