When you and your Texas husband or wife decide to part ways, you may question what retirement is going to look like without your partner’s contributions. You may feel especially concerned with getting by in retirement if you sacrificed growing your professional career...
Going through divorce is a difficult and painful process for just about everyone. However, if you and your spouse generally agree on most terms and have an uncontested divorce on the table, you may have options to help you save time, money and hassle. Collaborative...
Dividing up marital property in divorce often means deciding what to do with a residence, vehicles or valuable household items like china and furniture. However, it can be easy to overlook other assets, especially if they are not in a tangible form. Some of these...
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...
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...
Because Texas is a community property state, those who are wealthy have greater concerns about what will happen to their assets during a divorce. There are several ways you can protect your real estate and other assets. Buy your spouse's share If your spouse shares...
If you have a difficult spouse, he or she may make the divorce process in Texas as long and difficult as possible. You can't change your spouse, but you may be able to make the process easier on yourself. You may have to compromise a few times, but it could be worth...
Most Texas residents have some sort of retirement plan that they contribute to throughout their working life. The most common types of retirement plans include 401(k)s, IRAs and pension plans. When married individuals undergo the divorce process, their retirement plan...
