by Megan Cook | May 5, 2018 | 105.001(a)5, Attorneys Fees During Divorce, temporary orders
My Spouse’s Divorce Papers Say She is Asking Me To Pay Her Lawyer! Will I Have To Pay Her Lawyer? The answer is sometimes in Texas, you can be ordered to pay for your spouse’s lawyer. Texas Family Code §6.502(4) says that after notice and hearing, upon the...
by Megan Cook | May 1, 2018 | 152.201, Child Custody, Conservatorship, Jurisdiction
If you have a child, then you need to file the divorce in the state where the child physically lived in the 6 months leading up to the date that the divorce is being filed. This is called the child’s “home state.” Importantly Section 6.305 of the...
by Megan Cook | Apr 30, 2018 | Child Custody, Child Outside of Marriage, Co-Parenting, Conservatorship
Say that you raised a child that is not biologically yours. Your spouse had the child before the marriage, and you care very much for the child. What happens with custody during a divorce in Texas? Unless you have adopted the child, Texas will not consider this...
by Megan Cook | Apr 30, 2018 | Foreign Marriage, Jurisdiction
If you were married in one state, but now you live in a new state, you may be wondering what family law or divorce laws apply to you? Should it be the laws of the place you were originally married, or the place you presently live? To make matters more confusing,...
by Megan Cook | Apr 30, 2018 | Jail and Divorce, Service of Process
Due to the nature of our practice, we are able to work with clients from all walks of life, including those in the military who are stationed abroad, and even those who are getting divorced from behind bars. Recently, the Texas court of appeals dealt with the issue...
