Before the TRO expires, a judge will schedule a temporary orders hearing to determine if the TRO needs to be made permanent while the divorce goes forward. Often temporary orders are arrived at by agreement of the parties through negotiations. Occasionally, the agreements may be handled informally, without the entry of court orders. This usually only works when the parties are very agreeable.
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Tiger Woods recent marital problem highlights the need for premarital agreements sometimes called prenuptial agreements. There’s been speculation that Tiger Woods and his wife may have reached an agreement to stay married and avoid divorce — which in Texas is called a postnuptial agreement. The gritty details of actor Dennis Hopper’s and golf aces Tiger Woods’ and Greg Norman’s prenups have all been hot topics on the internet.
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Divorce can be a trying time on your credit as well as your finances and emotions. A vindictive or spendthrift ex-spouse can incur debt on your joint accounts and destroy your credit rating during hte divorce process. I fyou are not able to pay a joint account in full, inquire as to whether you can maintain a balance on the account after it is closed to prevent the situation from gettng worse.
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In my previous post about spousal maintenance I discussed eligibility requirements. In this post, I’ll address the various methods of collecting and enforcing spousal maintenance awards.

If the court grants an award for spousal maintenance, the judgment dissolving the marriage must reflect this. The spousal support order should state who will receive the payments and who will make the payments. Tex. Fam. Code Sect. 8.001(3)(4). The order must state how the spousal maintenance payments are to be made (i.e., by cash, check, and how frequently) and where they are to be sent. Tex. Fam. Code Sect. 8.052. Finally, the spousal maintenance order must state the duration of the maintenance. Tex. Fam. Code Sect. 8.052.
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