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 ...
If you entered into your marriage with a significant amount of property , then a divorce scenario can put you in a precarious position. Since Texas is ...
As discussed in yesterday's blog post, premarital agreements are becoming more and more popular in Texas for persons interested in setting up a plan ...
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 ...
At the tail end of yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , we introduced the concept of tracing as it pertains to determining ...
Typically, when you see a blog post on the subject of property here on our website for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, you will see a blog post that ...
The attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC , are huge proponents of mediation . For those of you reading this blog who don’t know what ...
Despite how powerful the judge may seem in your divorce case , they cannot do anything to affect a contract you agreed to with a credit card company. ...
Having more questions than answers at the beginning of a Texas divorce case is not uncommon. Divorce is one of those subjects that is widely discussed ...
One of the trickiest parts of a Texas divorce case is dividing up community property . Marital property is a subject in every divorce case across the ...
The decision to get married is probably the most consequential you will ever make your life. As a family law attorney, I can't tell you how important ...
The simplest way to discuss the parts of a divorce is to divide up the case into two parts. The first part would be the aspects of divorce that deal ...
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 ...
Spousal maintenance , also known as alimony, is treated similarly to child support in Texas. If you are ordered to pay spousal maintenance to your ...
Common Law Marriages I speak to potential clients with regularity who tell me that they are involved in a common law marriage . However, it seems like ...
A divorce can be an extremely complicated legal matter for the most part because it touches on so many parts of your life. Most civil cases relate ...
When it comes to a divorce in Texas, marital property is a subject that typically receives a lot of headlines, given the importance of marital ...
When you and your spouse lived in Texas, you all had an equal and undivided interest in community property . Once you and your spouse get divorced , ...
Within the context of a divorce in Texas, there are two portions to a case. If you are a parent of children who will be a subject of that divorce, you ...
Trying to define separate property without first discussing what community property is is enough to make an attorney's hair catch on fire. I mean that ...
When it comes to getting a divorce there can be so much on your mind at one time that it can seem overwhelming to focus on any one area. Fortunately, ...
Probably the essential question of any divorce case in Texas, once you get beyond issues related to children, are those that deal with property . ...
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 ...
If either you or your spouse makes a purchase on credit during your marriage in Texas, there is a presumption that the credit utilized is a community ...
In a divorce case, property division plays a vital role. You may be aware of the two major components to a divorce being property division and child ...
One of the more noteworthy parts of property law when it comes to divorces in Texas is how Texas differs from most states regarding how property is ...
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 ...
Property owned together by you and your spouse is known in Texas as community property . This is an important lesson to learn as you approach a ...
What type of agreements can you come up with in Texas that will handle property rights during your marriage and subsequently during your divorce ? The ...
Going through a divorce means facing difficult decisions and making choices about what is best for you and your family. Whether or not to sell your ...