Money Judgment Template Language
Template Language for a money judgment to be written into a decree: Consult a lawyer before using this provision please: IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that Husband shall pay to Wife at 123 Tennis Street, Victoria, Texas, the sum of One Hundred Thousand and no/l00...
Stopping a Parent From Moving Child Long Distance During Divorce
On January 2, 2020, Attorney Justin Cook prevailed in preventing a parent from moving her 5 children away, long distance during a divorce case. The mother of five children had filed a motion for temporary orders with hopes to move the children out of San Antonio. ...
Termination of Parental Rights – How One Parent Lost Custody Permanently
Okay so talking about the scenario where a parent could actually lose their parental rights to their only child. Here is an example case that happened in 2018, but the ultimate decision was rendered in 2019. This is exactly what you see when there's the state of Texas...
What People Most Google on Divorce
Now we looked using a refs and some of the best tools available. What are people most searching regarding the topic of divorce today, and the results were surprising.The number one thing that people would search for was how to get one or how to start one. It was...
Finishing a Divorce Quickly That You Started Without a Lawyer
In this post, I am going to show you EXACTLY how to finish your divorce case that you started without a lawyer. We have helped hundreds of people through the process of finishing a divorce that they started without having an attorney. So if you want to save yourself...
How Child Support Is Paid For Disabled Adult Child
How Long is Child Support Paid? Usually, under Texas law, child support is paid until the child is 18. However, the child support will then continue even after the child turns 18, for so long as the child is attending high school. But, if a child who is being...
What Does Sole Custody Mean In Texas
If a parent is given sole custody in Texas, what that means is that the parent is given the exclusive right to manage certain aspects of the child's life to the exclusion of the other parent. Below is a list of rights that the "sole" parent is given. It should be...
Do You Have To File An Agreement Incident To Divorce? (No)
Is there any way to keep your assets private in a divorce? Yes. Here is the Source of Law that Applies: CHAPTER 7. AWARD OF MARITAL PROPERTY § 7.006(b) Agreement Incident to Divorce or Annulment - AMENDED (b) If the court finds that the terms of the written agreement...
How To Use a Recorded Conversation In Your Divorce
Many lawyers do not know how to properly use a recorded conversation in a divorce case for their client. Here's the deal: Most divorce cases settle. Most hearings are not well prepared for because most people do not have the money to pay heavy litigation preparation...
A Few Surprising Reasons Why Your Relationship With Your Spouse Is Most Important
Before I jump right into the suprising reasons why the relationship you have with your spouse is your most important human relationship, let me tell you what happened. My husband/law partner and I were recently at a hearing where we were representing Dad in a child...
Top 6 Reasons Why Uncontested Divorce May Not Work For You
Linda Wray and Gay Cox conducted a research study on collaborative cases and found the following were the top reasons that the cases did not result in a final agreement. These are reasons we commonly see that while a client may want an uncontested divorce, they do not...
Child Support Ordered By San Antonio Court At $1896 Per Month (Guy Makes 42K Per Year)
Example of A Hearing Case, Where the Child Support Was Ordered to Be Almost $2,000 per Month, When Dad Has Income of $42,000 Per Month. In the San Antonio 2018 divorce case of Brent Mansfield and Stormie Mansfield (a case unrelated to the Cook & Cook Law Firm,)...
3 Tips On Giving Divorce Advice To Your Friends
3 Guiding Thoughts on Advising Friends About Their DivorceTip 1: An Affair Does Not Mean a Slam Dunk Divorce When someone cheats, it feels like that means they should lose big in their divorce, especially to the person who was cheated on. But the truth is, that the...
Do We Have to Divide the 401K in the 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...
How to Change or Modify Custody Papers
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...
Paying Your Spouse’s Attorneys Fees in the Divorce
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 motion of...
Divorce Jurisdiction – Cases With Children in Texas
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 family code says that...
What Happens With My Step Child in the Divorce?
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...
What Laws Apply if You Were Married Out of State?
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,...
Giving Notice of a Divorce Hearing to an Inmate
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...