If you and your spouse are divorcing, it’s going to impact your work life at some point. Whether you go in to an office or other workplace regularly or you work at home, you’ll need to tell the necessary people about your divorce. So whom do you tell and how much do...
The family home is a valuable asset in many ways. It carries an emotional value with all of the memories made there, but also a considerable financial value. The incalculable combination of these factors makes it clear that a house is a large investment. That is one...
When you and your spouse are dividing up your property, assets and debt in divorce, you’re likely focused on the big things, as you should be. What you do with your home, cars, bank accounts, retirement plans, credit cards and loans can have a significant impact on...
Married couples and other longtime partners often believe that a joint will is the easiest and least costly way to handle their estate planning. They can designate that whichever one of them outlives the other will inherit everything and then their children and other...
Trustees have an important job, and they are in a position of great trust -- which is why there are strict rules placed on their behavior. They have a fiduciary duty to administer the trust correctly and to preserve the assets to the best of their abilities. What...
Most Texas judges look at visitation and child custody as beneficial for both parents and kids. Courts generally believe that it's in kids' best interest to spend time around both of their parents. Moms and dads like having a say in bringing up their children. There...
Paternity and legal fatherhood are synonymous concepts. Texas law doesn't afford an unmarried father and a married one the same rights, though. Single dads must first establish their paternity before qualifying for the parental rights that come with such a...
The greater the value of your assets, the more reason your loved ones will have to fight over your estate. Especially if you have spent a lifetime saving wealth in order to create a specific legacy, you probably don't want the people closest to you to destroy your...
Today, so much of people's lives take place in the digital realm. But regardless of how much time you spend in front of the screen, there's a good chance you haven't given much thought to what will happen to your online assets when you're no longer around to login....
Any high-asset divorce is significantly more complicated than one involving more modest wealth. Living in Texas, you may have made your fortune from oil and gas. Working out how to divide these assets when you divorce comes with its own set of challenges. Texas uses...
