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If you or your spouse have worked for a company or more likely a public entity for an extended period of time it is likely that either of you has a pension that has been made available to you for retirement. For those of you who are looking at the ...

The entire premise of yesterday’s blog post from the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan was that we wanted to provide you with advice and perspective regarding military divorces that was actually specific. We know that there is only so much ...

Learn about social security benefits and their effect on your divorce Attorneys are great at courtroom advocacy and knowing the ins and outs of the law. That much should be a baseline for what your attorney can do for you. Those attorneys that set ...

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 ...

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 attorney, you will need to know how a retirement plan can be divided in the context of your Texas divorce ...

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 ...

One of the first homework assignments we give our clients who are going through a divorce in Houston, Texas , is to gather all the information you can regarding your retirement accounts such as: the start date the balance of retirement accounts prior ...

A divorce can have a dramatic impact on your life. This may feel like the understatement of the century if you are going through a divorce right now, but for those who are in the contemplation stage a divorce’s potential impacts may not seem as ...

If you are a person who either serves our country in the military or are married to a spouse who does, enough cannot be said about your family’s sacrifices in order allow your fellow citizens the opportunity to lead successful, productive and happy ...

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 ...

Perhaps the most important decision that you will face in your divorce in relation to whether or not to divide up a retirement account during a property settlement is whether you would prefer to receive a similarly valued asset instead of the portion ...

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 deviate somewhat from what I am going to discuss with you today. However, I believe that a great deal of ...

Many of my consults revolve around child support. Sometimes people are coming to see me because they are unable to pay child support . Other times it is because things had been going well both parents had come to an agreement after child support had ...

As long as we’re talking about one unpleasant subject, namely divorce , we may as well talk about another, namely death. A good question to ask yourself is what happens to your share of the retirement benefits awarded to you under your spouse’s ...

One of the things my client or potential clients are often concerned about during their Texas divorce is their retirement accounts. They want to know if they are going to be able to keep their retirement. The answer to that question as with many ...

In a high net worth divorce, there are a number of issues that can turn an otherwise simple divorce into a complex web of litigation. Aside from complex child related matters , there is a wide variety of high net worth financial aspects that need to ...

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 into the process. While there are assuredly emotional components to the divorce those thoughts need to ...

When parties enter into divorce proceedings in Texas it is not only the children , the house and their bank accounts that are issue- it’s also their retirement accounts. The Houston divorce attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC are well ...

Before making a decision on proceeding with a Texas divorce, it is a good idea to take time to understand the basic process and the key issues that must be addressed. For most people, divorce is new and uncharted territory. For many people it can be ...

In yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , we spent a great deal of time going over the essential pieces of information about child support in Texas. Ultimately what most people want to know, and what I'm sure you do as well, is ...

By Amir Tavakkoli, A.T. Law Office, Houston, TX In a today’s age where lawsuits and suing someone for monetary damages has become more common than ever before, a time when attempting to resolve disputes without the involvements of attorneys, judges, ...

Of all the things for you to worry about as a result of your divorce case you may not feel that your retirement is all that important compared to issues regarding your children, your home and other more immediate considerations. After all- it’s ...

Houston Military Divorce The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC Can Assist You Are you a military servicemember facing a divorce? Or the spouse of a servicemember ready to dissolve your marriage? Military divorce can be considerably different than ...

Community Property in Texas is created at the time of marriage. At the time of marriage three independent estates are created. These estates include the husband’s estate, the wife’s estate, and the community estate . At the time of divorce the Courts ...

One of the major concerns families have when going through a Texas divorce is how support will be paid to the custodial parent from the non-custodial parent. Custodial, for clarification’s sake, is the language that our State utilizes to define the ...

If you have recently decided to divorce , you may find that you are unable to agree with your spouse on important issues such as child support , alimony , and division of assets/liabilities . This may mean that you will undergo what is known as a ...

Some of the most frequent question I get are in regard to child support such as: How much? Will I have to pay child support for over time? Can I quit my job or reduce my income to avoid paying higher support? The starting point for answer these ...

For many spouses going through divorce , the largest and most complex community assets are the retirement accounts and other employment benefits. Three of the most common types of retirement accounts and employment benefits are deferred compensation ...

An uncontested divorce in Texas is a no-fault divorce and allows a lower conflict way of getting divorced for you and your spouse. Is an uncontested divorce right for you? If you are one of the thousands of people seeking a cost-effective, amicable ...

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 who do not support their children financially are violating the public policy objectives of our state ...

With the expansion of the digital world your divorce case now transcends the everyday world of time and space that we inhabit on a daily basis. Technology gives us so much and at the same time can pose a potential threat to your safety and well ...

The Office of the Attorney General ( OAG ) in Texas is not able to work on custody or visitation problems that you may have. Although your child’s mother may have filed a child support case against you, you cannot come back and attempt to adjust ...

The emotional difficulties associated with a divorce are fairly well known. If you have a family member or friend who has been through a divorce it’s likely that he or she has spoken to you about just how taxing the process can be. When you are ...