Austin Family Law Blog
Opportunities are Like Sunrise

Opportunities are Like Sunrise

FROM JODI The universe sent some big surprises this month. We learned that our long-time senior paralegal, Britany Edwards, was resigning her position for an opportunity she couldn’t pass up that was the right fit for her family; we wish her luck. And just like that,...

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Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand about your Divorce!

Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand about your Divorce!

I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked whether so-called “COVID divorces” are a real thing. The answer is a resounding, “YES!” As I’ve mentioned before in this space, I think one reason for the felt increase in divorces is that people of all walks of life are...

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It’s All Coming Together and I’m Feeling Good

It’s All Coming Together and I’m Feeling Good

FROM JODI It’s another full moon. I can’t believe that last full moon I was on the other side of the world watching it rise and set over the Adriatic Sea.  I am thankful the full moon comes mid-month because it gives me a reminder to review the month so far and to...

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Mediating your Divorce or Custody Case

Mediating your Divorce or Custody Case

When we start talking to clients about the mediation process, many assume it will look like that infamous first scene from the 2005 comedy, Wedding Crashers – where the husband and wife are sitting across from each other at a large conference room table, each flanked...

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Outbound Plane To An End of Summer Escape

Outbound Plane To An End of Summer Escape

FROM JODI I am writing to you from an overnight flight 38,000 feet in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on my way to Croatia.  I am pretty sure I am the only person on the plane working in the middle of the night, but I am well aware the newsletter is late this month. ...

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Adultery—How Much Does it Really Matter?

Adultery—How Much Does it Really Matter?

Our divorcing clients come to us from both sides of the adultery fence—as the cheating spouse, and as the scorned spouse. What everyone wants to know is:  How much does it really matter? As you might expect a lawyer to say:  That depends! If the cheating spouse spent...

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Find Your Bliss… At a Food Truck?

Find Your Bliss… At a Food Truck?

This time last year, I wrote about the lemons 2020 had handed us, and how we could make the best of the rest of 2020. It felt good to look ahead with fresh eyes, feeling revived about a new way to see our Pandemic-y circumstances. Things are feeling a bit precarious...

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Seeing the Road Signs Ahead & Coming Out the Other Side

Seeing the Road Signs Ahead & Coming Out the Other Side

FROM JODI Two weeks ago, I had eye surgery. I have been battling serious eye complications in my left eye for two years. I couldn’t go six months without recurrent corneal erosion. You don’t want that; it hurts like hell. I remember two years ago, a client doctor...

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