Texas is a community property state. This means that if you and your spouse were to get a divorce , the laws of community property would dictate how ...
When it comes to divorce, most people expect that their life will never be the same after the case is filed. In many ways, this is true. You are going ...
When a divorce is on the horizon, sometimes otherwise honest spouses start to act out of character. This can often take the form of going on a ...
Even a relatively simple divorce can become contentious depending upon the type of evidence that is relevant to the case. As I'm sure that you could ...
In yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , we introduced the topics of fraud , waste , and community property division. These are ...
This article is inspired by one of the questions I hear frequently regarding damaging, destroying, or selling marital assets . The question takes on ...
Spousal Support in a Texas Divorce case can be awarded to a party for the duration of the divorce. The support intended to be temporary in duration so ...
The part of a divorce that proves to be the most difficult time and time again (other than issues relating to children) is what ultimately happens ...
Generally, income earned and property/debt acquired during your marriage is considered community property for Texas residents. Property and income are ...
At the center of every successful marriage is trust. Trusting your spouse means believing that he or she is capable of making decisions that are in ...
If your spouse has been convicted of a felony that a what is known as a fault ground for divorce in Texas. Alleging and then proving a fault ground ...
The decision whether or not to have an attorney represent you in your divorce or child custody case is one of the most consequential ones that you ...
It used to be the case where a person would only be able to file for divorce if they were able to prove fault in the breakup of the marriage. What is ...
During the process of divorce, many parties are often concerned with how they should behave. Being on your best behavior is easier said than done, but ...
If you’re considering a divorce from your spouse or have just begun the process then the end of your divorce may seem like a distant dream. While it’s ...
Picture this: You come home from work one day, and your partner drops the bombshell – they want you to move out. It's a heart-wrenching moment, but ...
In yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC , we introduced the topic of retirement accounts and how the funds within them are ...
Dividing community property and debt, grounds for divorce , and residency requirements in Texas have all been hashed over thus far in our discussion ...
In yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC we began our topic of dirty tricks parties will sometimes choose to employ in ...
The unenforceable visitation order combines elements of both the " amicable divorce trick " and " using the children as weapons trick ." The success ...
There is much discussion these days about "fake news." It appears that the term is popping up everywhere, from talk show hosts, the White House, and ...
This blog is a continuation of a previous blog regarding damaging, destroying, or selling marital assets. Some spouses move everything out of the ...
Doing your divorce is a challenging task. I have heard it compared to trying to perform surgery in the dark. Another comparison I like is that it may ...
Many people are scared to use a lawyer in a divorce because they think their situation is too simple or easy to justify paying for a divorce lawyer to ...
Recently, we had a case where I observed a husband become a "helicopter" parent. He used his newfound involvement with the children to negotiate for ...
Spousal maintenance , commonly referred to as spousal support, is an important topic of which many potential new clients of the Law Office of Bryan ...
Although this trick got its blog in many ways, it continues a previous blog regarding " Getting Your Spouse to Leave the Marital Home ." I have seen ...
Being a divorce attorney has given me a front-row seat to people misbehaving, sometimes in a mercenary manner. I am not suggesting that anyone wanting ...
The term “ alimony ” is used quite a bit in our culture to generally refer to payments made from one ex-spouse to the other after a divorce is ...
There are various manifestations of this dirty trick that I have seen where a spouse has asked the other spouse to ignore the language of the divorce ...
