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What qualifies as alimony in Texas?

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 with ...

Enforcing an award of spousal maintenance in a Texas family law case

Spousal maintenance , also known as alimony, is treated similarly to child support in Texas. If you are ordered to pay spousal maintenance to your ...

Temporary Spousal Support, Alimony and Contractual Maintenance in Texas divorce cases

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 ...

Spousal Maintenance and Temporary Spousal Support in Texas divorces

Frequently referred to as "alimony," spousal maintenance is a relatively recent phenomenon. Texas was the last state in the country to create a law ...

Temporary Spousal Support

You likely have many concerns that will come across during a Texas divorce case. After all, the stakes are high in a divorce, even if you don't have ...

What's different in a law enforcement officer's divorce?

Going through a divorce as a law enforcement officer means focusing your energy as much as possible on resolving your case without the need for ...

Grounds For Changing A Custody Order In Texas

After going through a child custody case in Texas, the last thing on your mind may be the possibility of a second or third case once the initial case ...

Focus on potential mistakes to avoid a bad divorce in Texas

Divorces are tough. Conclusion: there are so many aspects of a divorce case that you would have difficulty controlling even half of all the ...

Things to consider when requesting alimony

In the context of a Texas divorce , Alimony is commonly one of the most contentious subjects that a family law attorney can discuss with their client. ...

Why parents try mediation before going to court

In the world of family law , one of the terms that you need to become familiar with is mediation. In some ways, all family law cases are based around ...

Expenses of a Texas Divorce: How they are calculated and the role of attorney's fees

Not only is divorce a relatively expensive process, but it takes away resources from that already expensive and time-consuming commitment that we all ...

Know How to Determine Whether Alimony will be Owed and for How Long, When Preparing for Your Texas Divorce

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 ...

Can spousal maintenance be ordered after a divorce has been finalized?

Here's a question posed to me recently in consultation with a potential client of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC : can spousal maintenance be ...

Can My Unemployed Ex Extend Our Spousal Support Agreement?

One of the side effects of the shutdowns during the coronavirus is that unemployment in our country has skyrocketed. Although we are seeing reductions ...

How much does a divorce cost?

One of the most significant roadblocks that many of you may have relates to the cost of a divorce . You may have questions about how much a divorce ...

How is alimony decided?

Besides issues relating to your children, financial questions are probably the most frequently asked of family law attorneys. I can tell you that from ...

Can I have my attorney's fees paid by my spouse?

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 ...

What Are the Top Misconceptions That People Have About Divorce?

Have you ever made an assumption about something or someone only to be shown that you were incorrect in that assumption later on? If we're honest with ...

Temporary Orders and Temporary Restraining Orders in Texas

Temporary Restraining Orders Sometimes filed with the Original Petition for Divorce or at times after is a request that the court issue a mutual ...

Spousal Support, Spousal Maintenance, and Alimony in Spring and Houston Texas and when is it available?

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

3 Important Facts about Texas Alimony and Spousal Support

Many individuals going through divorce are apprehensive about the idea of being required to pay a burdensome amount of money each month to their ...

Alimony in Texas: What You Need to Know

Divorce can be an emotionally and financially challenging process, and one of the most significant issues that couples face is the question of spousal ...

Who is eligible to receive alimony?

Concerns over supporting yourself both during the divorce and after may be holding you back from filing a case. It can be pretty stressful to be in a ...

10 Most Popular Texas Divorce Blogs of 2016?

Good divorce advice is like an umbrella when it rains. You need it when you need it. When you do not need it, you will hardly notice it. For this ...

An attorney can help get you alimony from your military spouse

Suppose you are a person facing divorce in Texas and have an uncertain economic and personal financial future due to the coronavirus or any other ...

Interim Attorney's Fees in a Divorce with No Children

I get questions pretty frequently from clients and potential clients about getting the other party to pay for their attorney’s fees. There are ...

How can spousal maintenance be terminated or modified in Texas?

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 ...

How do Texas temporary orders work?

The question of how temporary orders work in Texas is one that the attorneys with the law office of Brian Fagan receive with some regularity. When it ...

Who is entitled to spousal support?

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 ...

Texas Family Law Courts: Spousal Maintenance Essential Knowledge

Spousal maintenance is a payment of money from one spouse to another. This payment is intended to assist the receiving spouse in meeting their ...