Today is a Snow Day, Who Gets the Kids?
Last week, most schools across the Dallas-Fort Worth area closed because of the snow and ice. For most, it was the third time in the last two weeks school has closed because of bad weather. It never fails that, when schools are closed for bad weather, I get calls and emails from clients going through […]
Kurt Busch’s NASCAR Suspension Shines Spotlight on Family Violence Protective Orders
On Sunday, February 22, 2015, NASCAR drivers competed in the Daytona 500, one of its’ most prestigious races. This year, it was run without one if its’ stars, Kurt Busch, and it all stems from a ruling in a family law case. On Monday, February 16, Commissioner David Jones of Kent County, Delaware issued a […]
Collaborative Practice Groups and Their Effect on the Collaborative Team
On February 12-13, collaborative attorneys and professional from all over Texas and the United States converged on Austin, Texas for the 8th Annual Collaborative Law Course. I had the privilege of being part of a panel discussion during the course titled “Leveraging Practice Groups in Team Dynamic.” Also on the panel were the esteemed collaborative […]
Change Your Beneficiaries After Divorce
When a divorce is complete, many people do not change the beneficiaries on their life insurance policies or their retirement benefits. Some people just assume that their ex-spouse cannot inherit their property, and others do not think about it at all. After all, Sections 9.301 and 9.302 of the Texas Family Code deal with this […]
How Do You Keep Your Separate Property Separate?
Too many times, clients only start to think in terms of community or separate property when it is too late and they are going through a divorce. They may have had property before marriage, or received an inheritance. However, during the marriage, they have commingled the separate property with community property, and did not keep good […]