January is generally a fairly popular month for divorces; following the holiday season there tends to be an increase in divorce filings.The specific timing of a divorce can have a wide variety of different impacts. For example, the timing of a divorce sometimes has...
When dealing with a divorce for the first time, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and even a little frightened by the process. That’s because, as many of our readers here in Collin County already know, there are a lot of things to consider when going through a...
Many states, including Texas, have bans in place against same-sex marriage. One significant question that arises in connection to such bans is: do such bans violate the U.S. Constitution?This question has increasingly been coming before federal courts. Recently, two...
In a post last month, we discussed how, in the past few years, several Dallas police officers have been accused of having committed domestic abuse. Given the terrible nature of domestic violence, one would hope that, moving forward, we would see a reduction in alleged...
Property division is a very complex part of the divorce process here in Dallas. A number of married couples have very complicated assets that are not easy to split. And, not only are assets difficult to divide when a marriage ends, but so are debts.Credit card debt,...
One thing legal battles will sometimes arise in connection to is the amount of child support payments. Such a child support dispute has recently come up involving the rapper Ludacris.The battle regards Ludacris' newborn daughter. In relation to child support regarding...
One major concern that a domestic abuse victim might have upon leaving an abusive situation is that they might be subjected to further violence. One type of legal protection that domestic violence victims may be able to pursue in connection to such a concern is a...
Child custody matters can touch on far more than just which parent a child will live with. The types of issues that can come up in child custody proceedings and negotiations are just as varied as the types of concerns that a parent can have about their child's health...
It appears that a custody battle may occur in the divorce of film icon Clint Eastwood.In October, Eastwood's wife filed a petition for a divorce. Prior to this filing, she and Eastwood had been married for 17 years. The two have a teenage daughter who is still a...
Sometimes, in a divorce, one of the parties will make a request for spousal support. This can be seen in a divorce case that has recently arisen involving former professional football player Willie Gault.Gault, now 53, played wide receiver in the NFL. He was a member...
