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 ...
In the United States, a parent is obligated to support his or her children, regardless of whether parents are married to each other or not. In Texas, ...
This past week I had an opportunity to meet with a woman who came into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC , to tell me about a divorce petition that ...
For law enforcement officers, it is effective to think about your retirement as a stool. Our stool has three legs and in the case of your retirement ...
Texas utilizes what is known as the inception of title rule to determine whether an asset or piece of property in a divorce belongs to the community ...
When it comes to alimony , Texas is sort of a weird state. For one, there is no such thing as straight "alimony" in Texas. There is contractual ...
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 ...
If your ex-spouse has violated a portion of your Final Decree of Divorce, you will likely want to hold them accountable for having done so. It could ...
The pension you earned while working for the government or other employer technically counts as property and is eligible to be divided in a Texas ...
There are two ways that your parental rights can be terminated by a court in Texas: involuntarily and voluntarily . That is what we will be discussing ...
Has anyone ever told you that Texas is like its own country? Anyone who went through middle school in Texas must have taken Texas history. In that ...
Paying child support is a fact of life for many Texans. If you are reading these blog posts and are yourself a person who is obligated to pay child ...
There are a lot of issues related to money that you will come across in a Texas divorce. Divorce is a business transaction at its heart. True, you are ...
Once you have figured out what retirement plans are in place for you and your spouse, collected information from each, and provided that to your ...
If you or your spouse have worked for a company or, more likely, a public entity for an extended period, it is likely that either of you has a pension ...
If you are going through a divorce and have no children, then your financial future should be at the top of any list of concerns that you have to go ...
Unless children are involved in a divorce , the number one concern of parties is typically money. Who's getting more of it, and what can be done to ...
In our last blog post, we began to discuss the topic of the costs of a child custody case. Specifically, we went over concerns you may be having in ...
It is easy to make a mistake in your divorce case. There are many opportunities to do so and their potential impact can be dramatic. When it comes to ...
One of the trickiest parts of drafting a will isn't so much the actual document itself. The hardest part of drafting will is sometimes working up the ...
Let's suppose that you have already gone through a divorce case and have been ordered to pay spousal maintenance as a part of your trial. In that ...
Everyone knows that a divorce is not fun. On top of not exactly being a walk in the park, it can also be expensive, stressful and an emotional roller ...
If you are a parent who is going through a divorce or child custody case, then you are probably aware that there is an obligation for you in Texas to ...
Are you over the age of sixty-five and going through a divorce ? It is becoming more common for people in that age group to be going through the ...
Do you or your spouse work for the government, belong to a union, or are otherwise in line to receive a pension as a form of retirement income? ...
Depending on your goals for retirement savings and the circumstances that you find yourself in, you may be in a position where you will want to ...
In 1986 a Mom and Dad were taking the final steps in their divorce. A small business owner and a stay-at-home mom were finishing a years-long battle ...
Our state provides attorneys with the ability to collect child support on behalf of their clients that is due and owing. The thought is that parents ...
If you have gone to a family law court in Texas and had an order issued from the judge that relates to child support (known as an Order in Suit ...
Different circumstances can arise if either you or your spouse were to pass away after your divorce has been finalized, but the terms of that divorce ...
