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What does temporary exclusive use of the home mean in the context of a Texas divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/what-does-temporary-exclusive-use-of-the-home-me.aspx
Based on my experience as a family law attorney in southeast Texas, I can tell you that most clients have not one, but many, misconceptions or misunderstandings associated with divorce . Many of those misconceptions are in relation to what will ...
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What about the house? Community versus separate property in a Texas divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/april/what-about-the-house-community-versus-separate-p.aspx
Your home is a huge asset for you and your spouse in a Texas divorce - in most cases. Assuming that you own some amount of equity in the home then how it is characterized in the divorce will be extremely important. Just because your house is more ...
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Community property issues in Texas divorces: Wasting of assets by spouseswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/april/community-property-issues-in-texas-divorces-wast.aspx
Texas is a community property state. This means that if you and your spouse were to get a divorce the laws of community property would dictate how your property is divided upon completion of your case. The presumption is that all property that came ...
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Answers to your questions related to property and divorce in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/may/answers-to-your-questions-related-to-property-an.aspx
Outside of issues related to your children, if you are going through a divorce then odds are you are most concerned with your property. “Stuff” may not be the most important thing in the world but it does comprise and represent a great deal of the ...
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High Net Worth Divorce / High Asset Divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/may/high-net-worth-divorce-high-asset-divorce.aspx
Divorce is a trying experience for anyone, but it can be especially contentious when one or both spouses have a high net worth or a complex property portfolio. Complex and high asset divorces often involve claims of hidden assets and marital torts ...
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What sort of third party claims can be brought in Texas divorce cases?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/april/what-sort-of-third-party-claims-can-be-brought-i.aspx
In yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , we introduced the topics of fraud , waste and community property division. These are important subjects that have the potential to profoundly impact your divorce. We hope that you will go ...
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How will a buy-sell agreement impact the valuation of your small business in a Texas divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/how-will-a-buy-sell-agreement-impact-the-valuati.aspx
How will a buy-sell agreement impact the valuation of your small business in a Texas divorce? Being a small business owner is tough. I work for a small business and see how difficult it can be to earn the trust of your community, retain clients, ...
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Business Owners and Business Assets in a Texas Divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/september/business-owners-and-business-assets-in-a-texas-d.aspx
Complex property division cases , high net worth divorces , and matters that require divorce planning in Texas often involve business owners and business interests. If one or both spouses own a closely held business, the process of dividing their ...
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Handling military retirement intelligently during your Texas divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/september/handling-military-retirement-intelligently-durin.aspx
Your marriage of ten, twenty or thirty years may have flown by but now you are considering a divorce . Not only is this going to affect you and your spouse presently but your future well being may be impacted as well. Beyond the immediate loss of ...
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Community Property in Texas: What you need to know before you get divorcedwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/march/community-property-in-texas-what-you-need-to-kno.aspx
Texas is a community property state when it comes to dividing up property in a divorce . There are folks out there who will tell you that it is incredibly complex and difficult to understand. I’ve had many clients who held this opinion going into ...
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How is income from separate property treated in a Texas divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/march/how-is-income-from-separate-property-treated-in-.aspx
Texas is a community property state. The past few days we have spent some time discussing that here on our blog. There are a handful of other states in the USA that adhere to principles of community property when dividing assets upon death or divorce ...
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Property law, marriage, and divorce in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/september/property-law-marriage-and-divorce-in-texas.aspx
When it comes to property related issues for Texas spouses, the most important and basic fact that you need to be aware of is that Texas is a community property state. This is what we are going to discuss in today’s blog post. I’d like to begin by ...
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Interested in how a divorce court will value your home? Read this blog post to find out howwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/interested-in-how-a-divorce-court-will-value-you.aspx
Once you have hired a licensed real estate appraiser, real estate agent or done a comparable home search on the county appraisal website to determine a likely value for your home, you have done most of the work that is related to value your house for ...
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Premarital agreements and real property issueswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/november/premarital-agreements-and-real-property-issues.aspx
As discussed in yesterday’s blog post, premarital agreements are becoming more and more popular in Texas for persons who are interested in setting up a plan before their marriage for how property should be divided up in the event that they divorce. ...
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What Wikipedia Can’t Tell you About Texas Divorce and Marital Property Divisionwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/october/what-wikipedia-can-t-tell-you-about-texas-divorc.aspx
Texas courts must divide the community estate in a manner that results in a just and right division. Community property includes all property that was obtained throughout the course of the marriage. In some cases, marital property division becomes ...
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Money and Marriage- Answers to your questionswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/february/money-and-marriage-answers-to-your-questions.aspx
When I’m meeting with a person in our community during a free of charge consultation offered by the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC I do my best to notice trends in questions that are asked of me. The reason I try to identify trends is because if one ...
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The effect of a divorce on an LLC, Part Twowww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/may/the-effect-of-a-divorce-on-an-llc-part-two.aspx
A subject that, in my opinion, that is becoming increasingly relevant is the status of a business after a divorce. Specifically, we have been discussing a Limited Liability Company (LLC) as a specific type of business formation. If it is your spouse ...
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The effect of a divorce on your Limited Liability Company (LLC)www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/may/the-effect-of-a-divorce-on-your-limited-liabilit.aspx
If you or your spouse own a business or own a portion of a business it is possible that that business is classified as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). As opposed to operating a business as a sole proprietorship or partnership, an LLC protects the ...
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Trusts are not always trustworthy in the context of a divorce in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/november/trusts-are-not-always-trustworthy-in-the-context.aspx
Aside from my bad attempt at humor in the title to this blog post, the subject of how spouses structure and protect their assets is very important. I think a lot of people will consider whether or not their soon to be spouse is in debt and how much ...
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Drug and alcohol abuse: Texas parents face risks if they fail to become soberwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/december/drug-and-alcohol-abuse-texas-parents-face-risks-.aspx
One of the saddest aspects of being a family law attorney is running into people – both clients and opposing parties- who are addicted to drugs or alcohol . Drug and alcohol abuse is a trait that is common among families that are failing on some ...
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The Dirty Trick of Wasting Marital Assets or Going on a Spending Spree During Your Texas Divorce www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/march/the-dirty-trick-of-wasting-marital-assets-or-goi.aspx
When a divorce is on the horizon, sometimes otherwise honest spouses start to act out of character. This can often take the form of going on a spending spree. This spending spree often leaves both spouses with more debt than they can usually afford ...
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What effect does adultery have on your Texas divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/may/what-effect-does-adultery-have-on-your-texas-div.aspx
The reason that brought you to the website for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC is likely the same reason why other members of your community are here as well. Infidelity (known in the law as adultery) is unfortunately common in marriages as most ...
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What happens to your pet in a Texas divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/september/what-happens-to-your-pet-in-a-texas-divorce-.aspx
An unpleasant realization that families facing divorce have to come to is that their sweet little dog, cat, or other pet is not actually the member of the family that we sometimes will believe that they are. Despite our emotional attachments that we ...
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Sweeping the corners of your family law case: What about gifts and loans in Texas divorces?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/april/sweeping-the-corners-of-your-family-law-case-wha.aspx
If you have ever gone through a divorce or have known someone who has gone through a divorce then you likely are aware of at least some of the issues relevant to that type of case. The children, the house, the cars, the property, retirement savings, ...
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Interested in how to pull equity out of your family home after a divorce? Read this blog postwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/april/interested-in-how-to-pull-equity-out-of-your-fam.aspx
At the conclusion of yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan we discussed just how you and your spouse may be able to pull equity out of your house to satisfy the orders of your Final Decree of Divorce . Selling the house is the ...
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Determining the value of a small business in a Texas divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/determining-the-value-of-a-small-business-in-a-t.aspx
If you, your spouse or both of you in combination own and operate a small business then your divorce will be one where the sometimes-complicated issue of valuing that business will present itself. A small business is likely a part of your community ...
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Frequently Asked Questions in Texas Divorce Caseswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/december/frequently-asked-questions-in-texas-divorce-case.aspx
The Texas divorce process can be a confusing, emotional, and stressful maze to navigate. It does not help that for many people they do not know what to expect and there is a lot of false information available. This blog article is intended to help ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Separationwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/june/frequently-asked-questions-about-legal-separatio.aspx
The following are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about legal separation in Texas. The answers are general and are designed to help you better understand how Texas handles legal separation. Legal separation is a concept that ...
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Texas Divorce Overview: Dividing Community Property and Debtswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/june/texas-divorce-overview-dividing-community-proper.aspx
Community property is defined in the Texas Family Code as any property that is acquired by either or both spouses during marriage by any means other than gift or inheritance. This is obviously a pretty broad definition and is intended to encompass a ...
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What sets a Texas Family Law case apart from other civil cases?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/july/what-sets-a-texas-family-law-case-apart-from-oth.aspx
For those of you who are not experienced with legal cases you may be wondering what sets family law cases apart from other areas of law. Having worked with clients across Southeast Texas in courts from Chambers County to Waller County and all points ...
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The benefits of a Texas premarital agreementwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/june/the-benefits-of-a-texas-premarital-agreement.aspx
In my years of practicing family law , I have found that so much of the practice involves helping clients understand what reality is versus their perception of reality. For example, if you are like most people that I have spoken to about today’s blog ...
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Military Divorces: Essential knowledge for Texas residentswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/january/military-divorces-essential-knowledge-for-texas-.aspx
The rigors of military life are well known. Enlisting in the armed services on behalf of your country is one of the most selfless and courageous decisions a person can make. Deciding to put the lives of your fellow citizens before you own to step ...
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What laws will apply to your multinational divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/what-laws-will-apply-to-your-multinational-divor.aspx
Just because you and your spouse reside in Texas does not mean that it is only the Lone Star State whose laws could conceivably apply to your divorce . Rather, if you and your spouse have resided together in another state or country, or one of you ...
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Divorce in Texas: Probably not what you think it iswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/november/divorce-in-texas-probably-not-what-you-think-it-.aspx
Have you ever held a preconceived notion of another person? Never met the person before, but you just don't like him or her. A friend of yours may have told you a story about that person years ago and since that point in time, you scowl every time ...
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Technology and its role in your Texas divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/january/technology-and-its-role-in-your-texas-divorce.aspx
Even the most resistant among us have an online or digital presence to one degree or another. Just think about how many conversations that you have had with older relatives around the holidays about the photos posted of your son or daughter on one of ...