by Megan Cook | Sep 21, 2018 | DECREE LANGUAGE, Divorce Case Results, Retirement in Divorce
A very common question clients have is do I have to divide my 401K in my divorce? Will the judge allow me to keep 100% of my 401K? The answer is that yes it is possible to keep 100% of your 401K. It is also possible that your spouse could keep 100% of the value of...
by Megan Cook | Aug 22, 2018 | Child Custody, Co-Parenting, Conservatorship
The Texas Family Code will enable a parent to modify the orders that were rendered in the divorce. All terms are open to be modified including the school of the child, the custody schedule, the primary parent, the drop off and pick up rules, supervision of the visit...
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...
