Being Served With Citation
Being served generally means a constable or a private process server has handed you a petition and a document titled “Citation”. This service is our system’s due process for notifying a party that a suit has been filed against him or her. There are situations where a court will allow you to be served by […]
5 Factors Affecting the “Just and Right” Distribution
A court’s guiding principle in dividing community property in a divorce is based upon the “just and right” standard. Although each spouse has an equal interest in community property, the division won’t necessarily be fifty-fifty. Here is a list of 5 factors that can affect the court’s award of community property. 1. Who has the […]
General Separate and Community Property Concepts
The difference between community and separate property is too complex and multifaceted to explain in one article. The purpose of this article is to summarize the general concepts regarding marital property, and to address some common misunderstandings. The reason why it’s important to have a strong, general understanding of marital property issues is because community […]