Unvested stock options can become part of a Texas divorce even though the employee cannot exercise them yet. In many cases, the key issue is whether the options reward work performed during the marriage, future work after divorce or some combination of both. When do...
A foster care adoption home study evaluates whether your home and family can provide a safe, stable environment for a child. For adoption purposes, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) calls this assessment a pre-adoptive home screening. The...
If you and your spouse are on the same page about ending your marriage, you may be wondering whether you actually have to set foot in a courtroom. In many cases, you can get through the process with little to no traditional court appearance, but a judge still has to...
A parent can ask a Texas court to enforce a possession order when the other parent denies court-ordered parenting time, refuses to follow the schedule or repeatedly fails to comply with the order’s exchange terms. In Fort Worth custody disputes, the court may order...
When a couple separates in Texas, dividing vehicles often becomes a pressing concern. You may have two cars in the driveway, each under a different name, and wonder which one you get to keep. Texas law treats property obtained throughout a marriage as jointly owned by...
A Texas adoption may proceed without locating the biological father in some cases. However, the court requires families to follow specific legal steps before the adoption can move forward. An adoption lawyer can help with the process, represent the mother in court...
One thing that researchers have found over recent decades is that the gray divorce rate continues to go up. Younger couples have a falling divorce rate, in part because cohabitation is more common than it used to be. But older couples have a rising divorce rate, such...
Moving is not necessarily impossible for co-parents, but it can be a complex situation. Relocation is not as easy as it was before they were married or before they had children. Post-split, parents may share custody rights. Those rights still have to be respected, and...
Some parents are surprised to learn during the custody portion of their divorce battles that what is considered to be in the best interest of the kids is not necessarily the outcome they hoped for. That’s OK, as the Texas family law system is designed to protect the...
When a marriage ends in Texas, you may assume divorce is the only legal option. However, Texas law also allows annulment in limited circumstances. While both processes address the end of a marriage, they work in very different ways and carry distinct legal...
