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Valuing Pensions and Retirement Plans in a Texas Divorce
Learn More: Valuing Pensions and Retirement Plans in a Texas DivorceIn a Texas divorce, retirement assets are often the largest community property asset outside of the marital home. However, unlike a savings account with a clear balance, valuing a pension or a complex retirement plan is not straightforward. Because pensions represent a promise of future income rather than a current bucket of cash, determining their…
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What Is Community Property in a Texas Divorce?
Learn More: What Is Community Property in a Texas Divorce?When filing for divorce in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the first question most individuals ask is how their assets will be split. Texas is one of only nine “community property” states in the country, but the term is often misunderstood. Contrary to popular belief, community property does not automatically mean a 50/50 split. Instead, it…
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Asset Protection Strategies During Texas Divorce Proceedings
Learn More: Asset Protection Strategies During Texas Divorce ProceedingsWhen navigating a high-asset divorce in Dallas, the goal is rarely about “winning” a fight — it is about preserving the financial legacy you have worked decades to build. In Texas, the transition from marriage to divorce involves a complex shift in property rights. Without a proactive strategy, your separate property can easily be misclassified…
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QDRO in Texas Divorce: Protecting Your Retirement Assets
Learn More: QDRO in Texas Divorce: Protecting Your Retirement AssetsA Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) is a specialized legal decree that allows for the tax-free transfer of retirement assets from one spouse to another during a divorce. In Texas, retirement benefits earned during a marriage are community property, but a standard divorce decree is often not enough to actually move the funds. Key Takeaways:…
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Is My Spouse Entitled to Part of My Retirement in a Texas Divorce?
Learn More: Is My Spouse Entitled to Part of My Retirement in a Texas Divorce?Most people going through a Texas divorce expect to deal with the house, the bank accounts, maybe the cars. What stops them cold is learning that the retirement account they’ve been contributing to for 20 years — the one with their name on it, funded entirely by their own paycheck — may be subject to…
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How The Length of Your Marriage Can Affect the Outcome of Your Texas Divorce
Learn More: How The Length of Your Marriage Can Affect the Outcome of Your Texas DivorceSome marriages only last for a few short years, after which time each party is likely still able to become financially independent. On the other end of the spectrum, there are the couples that have been together for 20 plus years-couples that have raised children together, bought and sold property together, and even gone on…
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What Happens to Family Pets in a Texas Divorce
Learn More: What Happens to Family Pets in a Texas DivorcePeople are familiar with the typical things that get divided in a divorce: marital property, custody, assets, etc. But what happens with a family pet? If a couple has brought a pet into their marriage, and neither of them had the pet beforehand, will they need to have some type of custody arrangement? The state of…
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What Happens to a Marital Home in a Texas Divorce?
Learn More: What Happens to a Marital Home in a Texas Divorce?During divorce proceedings, a couple needs to make a lot of decisions about how they will transition from living together to living apart. They need to figure out how they will divide all of the assets that they have accumulated during their marriage, including their home. There are several different property division options for figuring this out, and each…
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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…
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