Belinda Luscombe of Time Magazine writes this week about Marriage: What’s It Good For?, pointing out that the state of marriage has shifted in unexpected ways. A couple of statistics they point to:
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November 2010
Basics of Texas Divorce Law
Hot off the presses! Our new book, Basics of Texas Divorce Law, is now available on lulu.com!
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US Supreme Court Set to Hear Child Support Contempt Case
The nation’s top court will hear the appeal of an indigent father who contends his rights were violated because he wasn’t provided an attorney before being jailed for failing to pay child support.
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What is the purpose of a prenup?
I previously wrote about the rise in prenups (prenuptial agreements aka premarital agreements) across the country. Dallas divorce attorneys are seeing similar trends as well. Then, a client asked me, what are the most important things to put in a prenup?
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Insupportability deciphered: the plain English of “no fault” divorce in Texas
What is “insupportabilty”? We often encounter this question from new or prospective clients. According to the Texas Family Code: “the court may grant a divorce without regard to fault if the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.” Tex. Fam. Code §6.001. But what does this really mean?
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Prenups on the Rise
CNBC says prenups are on the rise… and Dallas Texas family law attorneys agree. A whopping 73 percent of divorce attorneys say they’ve seen an increase in the pre-marital documents, according to a recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. What’s more, 52 percent of them said they’ve seen an increase in women initiating the requests.
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