Finding Hidden Assets in a Divorce
In order to effect a just and right distribution of the martial assets, it necessarily follows that the first step is to find all the assets and debts. A divorce lawsuit has the same tools any other commercial lawsuit would have when it comes to finding assets belonging to your spouse or to the community. […]
What can a pre-marital agreement do for me?
I can’t resist commenting on the recent drama with Weiner, Schwarzenegger and Edwards. Could a carefully crafted pre-martial agreement have reduced the likely fallout? Pre-marital agreements, by definition, prepare for the unexpected. No one ever thinks they will divorce when they get married. But most intelligent people know life is hard and it’s reasonable to […]
Common Law Marriage is Like a Tattoo
Common law marriage is like a tattoo: easy to get, impossible to get off. Okay, maybe not impossible but you get the point. There are only three requirements to having a common law marriage in Texas. You must live together, you must have an agreement to be married and you must “hold out” as husband […]
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 […]