I caution all my social media using clients investigating or seeking divorce to be extraordinarily careful about how they use social media. Interestingly, based on the study referenced below, it appears that those using social networks like Facebook, are far more...
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Separating? Divorcing? Don’t Sign Anything Your Spouse Gives You
Separating? Divorcing? Do not sign anything your spouse/partner asks you to sign, no matter how innocent it may appear, without consulting an attorney. Let me repeat: do not sign anything without consulting an attorney. Does that sound self-serving? Sure it does. But...
Family Law and Divorce in Texas: Saving Money Wisely
I have been practicing family law in central Texas for more than 15 years. After hundreds and hundreds of divorce cases, Patricia L. Brown & Associates have experienced an incredible variety of cases. While there are similarities and important learnings in each...
Recent Changes in Texas Divorce Family Code Affect Williamson County Alimony
Over the past two years, the Texas legislature has amended several provisions of the Texas Family Code related to spousal maintenance in divorce. Understanding these new spousal maintenance provisions and whether a spouse in a divorce may benefit from them is...
In A Divorce, Who Gets The Family Dog?
As a dog lover, it may be difficult to consider the family dog as an asset to be "divided" in a divorce. You may be surprised to learn that most family law courts consider your beloved canine to be classified as personal property. In 2012, over 1/3 of American...
Do It Yourself (DIY) Legal Services – Risks and Rewards
Do It Yourself (DIY) legal services (particularly divorce) has grown with the growth of the internet. The internet has triggered a sea change in the supply chain of many industries. Amazon changed the book and publishing business, as Borders found out. Apple changed...
Dividing Assets in a Divorce
In many of our divorce cases, the most challenging issue of couples with children is, indeed, the children. Specifically, who gets custody or is it shared, and, if so, how? For noncustodial parents, the issues of visitation and child support can be contentious....
Parental Alienation In Divorce – Is Your Child A Victim?
According to psychiatrist, Dr. Edward Kruk, parental alienation in divorce involves the "programming" of a child by one parent to denigrate the other "targeted" parent, in an effort to undermine and interfere with the child's relationship with that parent, and is...
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Divorce in Texas
Divorce has been declining over the past few years while "do-it-yourself" (DIY) divorce has increased. The financial crisis starting in 2008 created many victims. Higher unemployment, lost or reduced income and home foreclosures increased the stress on many families...
Technology Eases Divorce in Texas
In my more than 15 years of helping Texas couples divorce as quickly, inexpensively and amicably as possible, the most challenging tend to be those with children. Through the 70s and 80s, mothers usually won custody with the father receiving visitation rights.In the...
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