One thing that is very important in the fight against domestic abuse is giving domestic violence victims opportunities to safely get away from their abuser. Domestic violence shelters can play a major role in helping with this important goal.Unfortunately, it appears...
Month: March 2015
Increased risk of divorce when women suffer serious illnesses
"In sickness and in health" is often part of your marriage vows. Unfortunately, that promise is not always kept among couples in the United States. A recent study found that married couples are more likely to get divorced when the wife gets sick. The researchers...
Marriage counselor weighs in on reasons for divorce
The readers of our Dallas divorce blog know that they can plan for the future, but the truth is that life is unpredictable. We cannot always look down the road and know what our lives will look like in five years or 10 years. Events occur that can have a significant...
Marriage counselor weighs in on reasons for divorce, pt. 2
In the first post of this two-part series in our Dallas divorce blog, we began a short discussion about how major life events and time itself can change people. It is certainly understandable that two people may choose to end a marriage that they essentially entered...
More divorces seem to happen in March, but why?
Anyone who finalized their divorce this month was not alone. According to a recent news article, March has become known as the month of divorce. Some attorneys in Texas say they notice a spike in divorces in the third month of the year, but why? According to...
Fathers can seek out help in custody/visitation matters
There are many different types of court proceedings fathers who are divorced or separated from their children's mother can find themselves in when it comes to their children. One such class of proceedings are proceedings regarding what custody and visitation...
Taking child’s age into account can be important for divorcing parents
There are quite a few different things that it can be important for divorcing parents to keep in mind and factor in when it comes to what they do during and after their divorce. One is the age of their kids. This is because a child's age can impact what sorts of...
Missed child support payments can be very impactful
In a divorce of parents, when one of the parents is granted primary custody of the kids, the other parent is generally ordered to make child support payments. One situation a Texas custodial parent, sadly, sometimes ends up facing is the noncustodial parent failing to...
Oklahoma becoming a marriage spot for some Texas same-sex couples
There are many same-sex couples here in Texas who desire to get married. However, given the current state of Texas law on the matter, such couples are unable to marry here. This can leave such couples looking for alternatives.One alternative that some Texas same-sex...
Tunnel vision problematic when negotiating a divorce settlement
Sometimes, a divorcing couple resolves property division issues and other financial issues related to their divorce through hammering out a financial settlement through negotiations. Financial settlement negotiations can touch on a wide range of different financial...