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Spousal Support in a Texas Divorce case can be awarded to a party for the duration of the divorce. The support in tended to be temporary in duration so that the spouse who lacks the wherewithal to earn sufficient income to support themselves can ...

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 ...

Alimony & Spousal Support in Houston, TX Work with a Houston Attorney In Texas, divorcees can petition for alimony or spousal support. Both alimony and spousal support are regular payments that a spouse makes to provide the other with support during ...

Temporary Spousal Support in Texas Let Our Houston Attorney Help You Obtain the Support You Deserve In a Texas divorce , a family law court can order spousal maintenance (alimony payments) from one spouse to pay the other. Spousal support is designed ...

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 ...

Spousal support or maintenance as it is sometimes referred to as is when one spouse supports another spouse financially after a divorce has occurred. If you are able to prove to a court that you have circumstances in place that will prevent you from ...

This article addresses questions regarding divorce cases in spring, Texas and Harris and Montgomery Counties in Texas involving alimony or spousal support when there is spouse that is disabled. Eligibility based on disability Under Chapter 8 of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frequently referred to as “alimony” spousal maintenance is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact, Texas was the last state in the country to create a law that allows a court to obligate a person to pay their ex-spouse a sum of money in the future. ...

Money. Other than your children, money is the most important aspect of a divorce . I hate to break it down for you like that, but in my experience, it is the truth. You may disagree. You may want to disagree because it’s unbecoming to talk about a ...

Unless you and your spouse have resolved all issues in a divorce, your divorce will more than likely be considered "contested". If your divorce case is contested and goes to a court the Judge may order alimony if you or your spouse is seeking spousal ...

If you have a disability it is understandable that a lot of your life is spent thinking about and planning for the future. It’s probably fair to say that you also spent a lot more time thinking about a divorce and whether or not it was the right ...

In prior articles, we have discussed alimony , spousal support and child support . We have also discussed “spousal starving” when one spouse cuts off financial access to the other spouse. In today’s article, we will revisit those topics. However, we ...

The attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC are concluding their three part series on spousal maintenance by writing about the limits of support payments and some advice on proceeding in a courtroom when it comes to spousal support . ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Part One of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC ’s series on whether or not you will need to get a job after you divorce if you did not have one before, we discussed issues ranging from community property division to spousal support . Today, we ...

Whether you are curious about divorce in Texas and are just wanting to learn more about the process or are about to start interviewing attorneys, it is wise for you to know as much as possible about divorce before you start the process. If nothing ...

Thank you for coming back to the blog for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC to read more about Enforcement actions in family law court. Today’s post will discuss how to defend yourself against an enforcement action based on the failure to pay ...

So much effort, time and thought goes into the creation of a Final Decree of Divorce. If you have been through a divorce you know exactly what I am talking about. From the time that your Original Petition is filed until you or your spouse go before ...

It is not just your retirement savings or business interests that can be affected financially in a divorce . What you will learn quickly in a divorce is that the areas of your life are interconnected to one another in more ways than you may think. ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are a person who is obligated to pay your ex-spouse a certain amount of spousal maintenance for a certain amount of years, today’s blog post may be of interest to you. The reason being is that we are going to discuss the circumstances and ...

Spousal maintenance , commonly referred to as spousal support, is an important topic of which many potential new clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC frequently ask questions about. With that in mind our office wanted to share some details ...

In many marriages, one spouse goes out into the world and works to earn a living for their family and themselves. The other spouse often times remains in the home and provides economic value through raising children, preforming upkeep on the home and ...

If you missed part one in the series of blog posts from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC on Enforcement suits in Texas family law then I suggest you scroll up to yesterday’s post and read over our introduction on this subject. I think you’ll learn ...

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 ...

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 ...