If you rely upon your spouse's employer for health care insurance, you may worry about how your divorce can affect your coverage. According to Texas law, a spouse responsible for the other's health insurance may not discontinue coverage while a divorce is pending....
It takes blood, sweat, and tears to create a business. Unfortunately, your personal life can threaten your accomplishment. When a husband and wife divorce, a judge divides community property. Your business could be part of this equation. Without protection, you might...
Texas statutes recognize most assets purchased during your marriage as shared community property. For example, you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse may divide homes and cars evenly regardless of who paid for them. The law also recognizes household income earned while...
Dividing marital property is often one of the most difficult tasks to tackle while going through the divorce process. Texas is a community property state, meaning all marital property is equally divided in half between spouses. Marital property involves all assets and...
In a community property state such as Texas, divorce courts generally presume all assets obtained during a marriage belong to both spouses. If you or your soon-to-be ex-spouse started a business, its value may divide equally during a divorce. As noted by SmartAsset, a...
When you and your spouse decide to divorce, the division of finances and assets might take precedent over other issues, but what happens if you believe your soon-to-be ex-husband or wife is hiding cash? The American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators reports...
If your spouse makes more money than you or if you gave up a career to support your family at home, you may wonder if you will receive alimony payments after your divorce. Sometimes called spousal support or maintenance, these payments ensure that you have financial...
For some Texas entrepreneurs, owning a business and going through a divorce can have upsetting results if the business assets are not protected. Thinking ahead about the possibility of divorce, however, might be the key if the marriage comes to an end. Plan for the...
Marriage is a lifelong commitment that is very serious for many couples. Determining whether you need a prenuptial agreement prior to tying the knot is not always a top priority when you are in the early stages of love and admiration. However, there may come a time...
In general, fathers in Texas and around the country have a right to spend at least some time with their children. This is the case whether or not the parents were married when the child was born. Courts try to determine what child custody and visitation arrangement is...
