Blog Posts in Divorce

Marriage is a legal relationship that states have the authority and responsibility to regulate. Historically, the marital relationship was considered to be a sacred union that could only be dissolved ...

Texas is a community property state. This means that property division issues in Texas divorce cases must conform to community property rules and principles. However, the parties can recharacterize ...

When a married couple accumulates substantial assets during the marriage, they can expect the property division portion of their divorce to require a lot of attention and resources. Houses, cars, and ...

In divorce cases, Texas courts are required to make a just and fair division of the parties’ property. Under Texas law, courts resolve property division issues according to principles of community ...

Filing the Divorce Petition The formal process for obtaining a judicial decree dissolving the marital relationship between two people begins like many other legal matters. The party seeking a divorce ...

The Importance of Characterizing Property Why does establishing the character of an asset as community or separate property matter in a divorce? When you get a divorce, the court will only make a just ...