On August 28, 2009, the Dallas Court of Appeals issued an opinion relating to intentional underemployment and its impact on determining child support. Pursuant to Section 154.066 of the Texas Family Code, if an obligor is intentionally unemployed or underemployed in an attempt to reduce child support payments, the court’s wage and salary income calculations are not limited to actual earnings, but instead are based on the obligor’s earning potential.
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Divorce Recession — Cold as Ice or Hot as Ever?
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Posted in Effects of Economy
It seems like its everywhere…. reports that divorce rates are down. Is it the great divorce recession of 2009? Are spouses everywhere deciding that they’d rather stick out their lukewarm marriages rather than divide in half the what’s-left-half of what they used…
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Dallas Divorce Lawyer Quoted in Dallas Morning News
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Posted in Child Support, Michelle May O'Neil News
Dallas Divorce Lawyer Michelle May O’Neil was quoted in the July 2nd, 2009 edition of Dallas Morning News in Emily Ramshaw’s article Child Support Suffers As Economy Suffers. The story lead Thursday’s edition with Ms. O’Neil’s picture appearing on page 14A.
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Is Divorce a Good Idea in this Recession?
By Michelle O'Neil on
I have been asked several times lately about whether it is a financially good idea or a bad idea to get a divorce during this recession.
Determining whether divorce is the right option for you requires weighing many different factors, including the financial impact of this decision on you and your family.
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