Texas women facing a divorce may relate to divorcing women who said in a survey that their biggest financial fear when it came to divorcing was living off just one income. The second fear was the actual cost of the divorce. The truth is that for many women, divorce...
How money issues lead to divorce
Money is one of the common reasons why couples in Texas and throughout the country choose to get divorced. When couples have little or no savings, an emergency situation could send them into a panic. The increased tension in the relationship may then serve as a...
Getting a divorce can have an impact on retirement wealth
When Texas couples get divorced, the marital assets that they have spent years obtaining will be split. Furthermore, those assets, which often include financial assets, must now cover two full households instead of one single household. Depending on the ages of the...
Are child support and custody orders set in stone?
While going through the divorce process, you accepted terms regarding your children and financial support for them that you thought were reasonable at the time. Well, time has passed and now you feel that your child support and custody terms are not working out as...
Gender role expectations can lead to divorce
Gender roles and expectations around them can have unanticipated effects on the future of many Texas couples' marriages, research indicates. While many people start their marriages on equal footing with both partners committed to their careers as well as household...
Are child custody and support orders permanent?
You just wanted to get through your divorce as fast as possible, who wouldn't? So, you agreed to child custody and support orders that, at the time, you felt were okay. Now, months or years after the dust has settled, you feel that your custody arrangement is just not...
How to avoid penalties in dividing retirement accounts
When Texas couples get a divorce, they will likely need to divide their marital property. There are procedures that must be followed in dividing retirement accounts to avoid incurring taxes and penalties. For 401(k) and workplace pension accounts, a document called a...
Many options for child custody arrangements
Texas parents who are getting a divorce may have a number of options available for a child custody arrangement. This can be an arrangement they agree upon, or it can be a schedule from a judge. One common schedule used when one parent has custody and the other has...
Things divorced parents should do and avoid
Parents in Texas who get a divorce can do a number of things to help their children through the process and the aftermath. They should make sure their children do not believe the divorce is their fault. They should also encourage the children's relationship with the...
When a parent infringes on the other parent’s custodial rights
Although there are many Texas parents who do everything they can to work together following a divorce, there are some who disrupt the other parent's custody rights. Often referred to as custodial interference, this is a crime that can have serious consequences if a...

