High Asset Divorce

After you have decided to get a divorce, you may want things to move as quickly as possible. If you and your spouse have significant conflict in your day-to-day life, moving to a new setting could protect you and your family from the strain of that conflict. However,...

Financial stability plays a large role in determining the outcome of many divorce cases. Some divorces involve many assets obtained over the course of marriage. These assets can include real estate, savings, investment and retirement plans. Marital laws in Texas...

There’s a good deal of confusion about what happens to the Social Security retirement benefits you’ve accumulated over your years of working when you divorce. Some people think they have to be divided with their spouse like other retirement savings generally do. Many...

Even before couples decide whether they can negotiate their own settlement, the person filing has to decide whether they want a no-fault divorce or a divorce based on specific legal grounds. If you want to file a no-fault divorce, you file your petition on the ground...

Your best friend got married before you did. The two of you have maintained a close relationship despite raising your separate families, and now your friend has turned to you because they recently filed for divorce. Some people will quickly tell you that you want to...

Plenty of people think that you can either focus on your career or on your family. There is a common misconception that you can devote yourself to both. However, you can be a successful professional and also a devoted, loving parent. Balancing the demands of your job...

Divorce can be a time of economic uncertainty. It's hard to know how the courts will handle your property and even harder to predict how your spouse will react to the news of your filing.   Some people are calm and respectful during a divorce, while others become very...

People decide to end their marriages for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes, an individual recognizes that they have changed and that the relationship no longer supports their social and emotional growth. Other times, it will be infidelity or bad behavior from one spouse...

Child custody matters can often be contentious because both parents have an idea of how they want to raise the children. When one parent is a clinically diagnosed narcissist, however, the challenges that come with the case are increased.  There are several things that...

You may have heard this on the news, but American divorce rates have been steadily falling for a while now. Overall, the U.S. divorce rate dropped 29% between 1979 and 2017, to a record 40-year low. If you’re over 55 years of age, however, you may not believe it. It’s...