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For the past few days, we have been discussing the topic of court-ordered spousal maintenance here on the blog for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan . I hope that the information that we have shared has been helpful for you and can lead you in the right ...

As opposed to spousal maintenance , which can only be ordered by a judge after a trial has occurred, contractual alimony is a form of post-divorce spousal support that can be agreed to before a trial by you and your spouse. Voluntarily agreeing to ...

If you believe that you need to get a divorce from your spouse but are hesitant to move forward due to concerns that you have regarding your ability to survive financially after your case concludes then today's blog post is intended just for you. ...

For many years, Texas was the only state in the United States that did not allow courts to order one spouse to pay the other spouse money for their support. However, as of about 25 years ago that came to an end. Spousal maintenance is what the law in ...

One of the side effects associated with the shutdowns during the coronavirus has been that unemployment in our country has skyrocketed. Although we are seeing reductions in the unemployment numbers in the months following the opening up of our ...

Alimony, in the context of a Texas divorce is commonly one of the most contentious subjects that a family law attorney can discuss with their client. If you are a person who believe that they are in need or deserving of alimony , then you probably ...

Many spouses who are facing a divorce are concerned with their ability to take care of themselves from a financial standpoint. Many people face circumstances that are far from desirable at the conclusion of their marriage. For instance, if you have ...

Spousal support is a term that is used to describe multiple components of a general theme in Texas divorce law. That is, a spouse can either agree to or be ordered to pay their spouse a certain sum of money on a regular basis both during and after ...

The question of when spousal support , spousal maintenance or alimony is due to a person in Texas is one where we need to think about all the circumstances in a person's life and where to give a complete answer. In the event that you are a person who ...

When you hear the word “ alimony ” I’m willing to bet that you know, generally speaking, what that word means. In general, alimony refers to payments from one spouse to another after their divorce . More specifically, the payments would go from one ...

How long you are married to your spouse can impact your divorce in multiple ways. Primarily, the length of your marriage tends to play more of a role in relation to the property division within your divorce rather than with children. This is logical ...

In the first part of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC ’s series of blog posts on Spousal Maintenance in Texas divorces, we discussed court ordered spousal maintenance and the situations that warrant it being awarded. I highly recommend that you go ...

If you are a person facing divorce in Texas and have an uncertain economic and personal financial future due to the coronavirus or for any other reason, then today's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan Is right up your alley. Our attorneys ...

In a Texas divorce sometimes one spouse requires financial assistance from their soon-to-be ex-spouse. This is not a novel concept. Many people over the course of time have divorced their spouse with little economic support from family available to ...

Many individuals going through divorce are apprehensive about the idea of being required to pay a burdensome amount of money each month to their ex-spouse for alimony. At the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC, our Houston divorce attorneys represent ...

Judges know that your child will be living at home with you until he or she graduates from high school- at the absolute earliest. Most kids have needs are fairly limited. They live in the same house as you do (rent/mortgage), can eat the same foods ...

Besides issues relating to your children, financial questions are probably the most frequently asked of family law attorneys. I can tell you that from my experiences working for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan people are concerned primarily with their ...

This is a question that many people had been asking the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan . Namely, whether or not alimony payments would be tax deductible in 2019 and beyond. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law in December ...

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of late 2017, the reforms that were made in the tax code as it relates to alimony have changed how people going through divorce approach this topic. The tax law took effect on January 1, 2018 and has ...

This article addresses Spousal Support , Spousal Maintenance , and Alimony in Texas and when it is available. A good place to begin in discussing this topic is what is the difference between Spousal Support , Spousal Maintenance , and Alimony in ...

I think we all have a family member, friend of neighbor who has told us horror stories about their divorce. By God, they went through a divorce that would make a lesser man or woman beg for mercy and leave the country never to return. Their ...

Spousal maintenance , also known as alimony, is treated similarly to child support in Texas. If you are ordered to pay spousal maintenance to your spouse after your divorce is finalized and you do not do so then a judge can hold you in contempt of ...

What most of us know as “ alimony ” is actually not available in Texas. Movies and television shows talk about alimony in the context of highly contentious divorces between rich spouses. This can make for interesting circumstances for entertainment ...

This is a classic question that family law attorneys, like those with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , receive with great frequency. The situation usually goes something like this. You are upset that you are even having to go through a divorce in the ...

Spousal maintenance represents money that is paid from one spouse to the other to help support him or her after a divorce . These payments are temporary though in most cases unless otherwise agreed to. It is one thing to have your community property ...

Ah, taxes . As if a divorce isn’t bad enough on its own you also have to think about the tax implications of the decisions that are made within your case. It’s definitely a situation where you are adding insult to injury. Regardless of how it makes ...

Many of the blog posts that we have been writing the past few days have dealt with the intersection of family law and COVID-19 . By now we are all familiar with the pandemic that has seemingly impacted every area of our lives. If you are involved in ...

The financial effects of a divorce will not only be felt during the process but can have lasting effects after the divorce was finalized. In a marriage where there is a great difference in the parties earning powers, it can leave the party with the ...

If you have been away from our blog for a little while then you probably missed the first few installments of our blog posts that cover the subject of spousal maintenance . Specifically, we have touched on the factors that lead a judge to award ...

When it comes to issues that people have the most questions about, I think spousal maintenance is probably one of the most popular. If you are going through a divorce it is likely that the thought has crossed your mind as well. How could you wind up ...

What type of agreements are you able to come up with in Texas that will handle property rights during your marriage and subsequently during your divorce ? The type of agreement shat will do so are premarital agreements and post marital agreements . ...

Life is changed a great deal for all of us since the beginning of his pandemic. Everything from how we educate our children, go to work, go to church, and even go to the grocery store have all been impacted by changes brought about by the coronavirus ...

One of the concerns that many people have as they approach a divorce is what will happen to them after the divorce has concluded. Their “ post divorce ” life is on a person’s mind as soon as the initial paperwork is filed. This is not surprising, ...

Divorce will alter your life- both in the immediate and distant futures. The changes that your life will undergo as a result of having gone through it can impact you positively and negatively. Regardless of the type of changes that your life ...