By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal If you and your spouse are going through the process of ending your marriage and separating your estate, you have probably contacted an attorney to start the process for a divorce. You may have also heard the term “legal separation” when...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal Anyone who has ever employed an attorney has probably found themselves a little confused when receiving their monthly bill from their lawyer. This is because attorneys have a very special way of billing that some laymen may not be...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal If you have found yourself in a situation where you need a lawyer, you may be experiencing some anxiety surrounding your initial consultation, and you may be wondering what you even need to bring to your appointment. For starters, there...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal If you have been ordered by the court to pay a certain amount in child support each month, you may be wondering how the court determined the amount you are to pay. First, if your separation is amicable, parents can always agree to a...
By: Abigail Grieve Last week CBS News reported that Angelina Jolie “scored a major victory . . . in her divorce with Brad Pitt when a California appeals court agreed with her that the private judge deciding who gets custody of their children should be disqualified.”...
By: Abigail Grieve If you have been living with your significant other for a long time, but have never married, you may wonder if your relationship could be considered a common law marriage. However, in Texas, these are common misconceptions. Living together does not...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal Most people know the basics of what a pre-nuptial agreement or “prenup” is based on movies and TV shows, but you may be wondering if this is something that can benefit you in real life. The Texas Family Code defines a “premarital...
By: Abigail Grieve When seeking to dissolve your marriage, you might consider annulment as being an option if you haven’t been married that long. However, despite depictions of annulment in pop culture, there are very specific requirements that the circumstances of...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal As COVID restrictions ease and more of the world starts to open back up, many businesses are moving back to in-person operations, including the Judicial System. Soon, the days of Zoom hearings and tele-conferences will be behind us, and...
By: Abigail Grieve 1. The first step in any divorce is for an Original Petition for Divorce to be filed. The spouse that files first becomes the Petitioner and the other spouse will be the Respondent. The court will accept this document and assign a case number and...