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Abandonment as Grounds for Fault-Based Divorce in Texas
Learn More: Abandonment as Grounds for Fault-Based Divorce in TexasTexas is one of the few states that still recognizes fault-based divorces, and may grant a divorce in one spouse’s favor if sufficient grounds for fault are established. Under Section 6.005 of the Texas Family Code, abandonment is one of the seven grounds for a fault-based divorce in Texas. If a spouse is found guilty of abandonment,…
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Are Your Child Support Payments Being Misused?
Learn More: Are Your Child Support Payments Being Misused?‘Should you have to prove what your child support payments are going toward?’ This is a major topic of debate these days, especially as more and more individuals find themselves on the paying end of child support orders. It can be difficult for a hard working individual to learn that his or her money – money…
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Divorcing Your Alcohol or Drug Addicted Spouse in Texas
Learn More: Divorcing Your Alcohol or Drug Addicted Spouse in TexasBeing married to an alcohol or drug addicted individual is difficult, but unfortunately, that difficulty does not end on the day you decide to get a divorce. Regrettably, if you have children with your addicted spouse, the divorce process is going to be much more challenging, which you will learn as you try to protect…
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How to Get Restricted or Supervised Visitation in Texas
Learn More: How to Get Restricted or Supervised Visitation in TexasDivorce is never easy, but some individuals react more poorly to it than others. These individuals often try to harm the other spouse through emotional manipulation. Unfortunately, when children are involved, the spurned spouse will often use their children as pawns in his or her emotional games. From disallowing the other parent to see the children…
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Protecting Your Child From a Substance-Abusing Parent in Texas
Learn More: Protecting Your Child From a Substance-Abusing Parent in TexasSubstance abuse is a serious problem that not only affects abusers’ physical and mental wellbeing, but also affects the wellbeing of those around them-especially their children. Drugs and alcohol can impair one’s ability to properly care for a child, and chronic substance abuse can even pose a threat to a child’s safety. Because of this,…
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Getting Divorced After Five Years of Marriage
Learn More: Getting Divorced After Five Years of MarriageWhile divorce rates in the United States are on a small decline in the last decade, marriages still go south. What happens when your marriage ends before you even reach your five-year anniversary? It is estimated that 20% of marriages end in divorce before the couple reaches a half decade of being married. Luckily, for marriages that…