Have You Considered Boating Off Into the Sunset?
Here we are at the end of November 2020. Today, I am just coming back to my desk after a week away for the Thanksgiving holiday; my first time-off since summer. It was a good preview to the time off coming in just 19 days, when we will shut down for 2 weeks for the...
Creative Co-Parenting Schedules
The “every-other-weekend and a weeknight dinner” schedule that has been the default, standard possession order for eons may not be the best possession time schedule for your family and your kids. A benefit of working with an experienced family law attorney is the...
Does This Eyepatch Make Me Look Like a Pirate?
I know I’m not the only one who has had a difficult month. I have been suffering from a serious eye infection all of October. I have a chronic issue in my left eye – my left eye is bad. The underlying medical issues that cause my left eye to erupt from the inside are...
The 4-1-1 on Co-Parenting
“Co-parenting,” though not a legally defined term in the Texas Family Code, is what the Courts expect of parents who share legal and physical custody (“conservatorship”) of their children. But what is it? A favorite family law quote of mine is this: “Love your kids...
Divorce Training Plan
Your divorce is a marathon, not a sprint, but those are both races that require a trained body and mind to be well-executed. At your divorce finish line, there is a new version of YOU waiting patiently. Don’t wait until the race is over to start taking care of...
Do I Need a Prenup?
Prenuptial agreements are contracts, drafted by lawyers, that change how the law would normally apply to the spouse’s assets in divorce and death. If you live in Texas, the assets you own at the time of marriage are your separate property. You DON’T NEED a prenup to...
Eat an Elephant (or 2020) One Bite at a Time
In Judaism, it is the start of a new year. And fall always feels like a new start, after the oppressive heat of summer has passed. But here we remain locked away and cautious with days that don’t seem much different than the next. The newness of stay-at-home has worn...
Divorce and Budgeting—The 4-1-1
In recent years, I’ve had some very meaningful experiences with clients, women and men, who had to learn how to budget—both to get through their divorce cases, and then to plan for their lives on the other side of their divorces. What I’ve learned working with them...
When Divorcing, Do You Sell the House?
I was recently on a panel for a divorce webinar with a real estate broker and a mortgage broker, and I was surprised to learn how many couples are talking to their real estate professionals about selling their home and splitting the proceeds prior to filing for...
Divorce and Financial Disagreements
Let’s face it; the financial part of a divorce causes so much anxiety that people are often afraid to leave a bad marriage for fear of the financial insecurity that will result. First and foremost, both spouses are looking for financial security post-divorce—yet,...