If you only learn one thing about the money side of a Texas divorce, make it this. Everything the two of you possess when the divorce is filed is presumed to be community property, and if you think some of it is yours alone, the burden is on you to prove it. Not on your … Read more
This is one of the most emotionally loaded questions I get, and it usually arrives in the same form. My spouse cheated, and I want the judge to know. Or, my spouse made my life hell for nine years, and I’m not going to stand up in court and call it irreconcilable differences like nothing … Read more
Most people filing their own divorce start by looking for the forms, and I understand the impulse, because the forms feel like the actual work. But there are three threshold questions that come before any of that, and getting one of them wrong means you file, pay, wait, and then find out the court can’t … Read more
When you got served, you probably focused on the petition, because that’s the document with your name on it and your ex’s accusations in it. But if your case was filed in one of the many Texas counties that use them, there was another document in that stack, and it’s the one that’s going to … Read more
If your Texas divorce involves any meaningful property, expect the court to require a Sworn Inventory and Appraisement — often just called “the inventory.” It’s one of the most important documents in a divorce case, and it’s also one that trips up a lot of pro se litigants simply because they don’t realize it’s signed … Read more
Deciding to file for divorce pro se in Texas — meaning without a lawyer — is a big step, and it’s one more Texans are taking every year. If you’re doing this on your own, the process is manageable when you break it into stages. Here’s what that looks like from the first form to … Read more
Retirement accounts are often the most valuable — and most mishandled — assets in a Texas divorce. Learn how 401ks, IRAs, and pensions are divided, why QDROs matter, and the costly mistakes couples make when they skip this step.
When your co-parent moves the children without permission, every hour counts. Learn whether your order was violated, how to file for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, and what emergency remedies Texas courts can grant immediately.
Substance abuse is one of the most serious factors in Texas custody cases. Learn what courts look for, how to document active abuse, how to request drug testing, and what path forward exists for a parent in recovery.
Contempt of court is the most powerful enforcement tool in Texas family law — but filing it or defending against it requires precision. Learn the two types of contempt, what you must prove, and what the court can do when it finds a violation.