Texas is different from a majority of states in the United States of America because it does not have an equitable distribution law for property division. Instead, Texas has a community property statute. Judges do not have to divide assets in half, but they do have to...
Property Division
Deciding what to do with second and third homes in divorce
Your regular and lengthy excursions to Miami and San Diego – where you and your spouse own additional homes – likely will come to an end now that the two of you go through a divorce. You considered them to be more than just vacation properties since you grew so...
How to determine who receives what in a divorce settlement
Settling in divorce is much faster, efficient and less problematic than going to court. However, that does not mean that you won’t face any stress regarding the distribution of your marital property. You can reduce the pressure and the uncertainty by knowing how the...
Intellectual property rights in a Texas divorce
Intellectual property does not factor in to the question of how property is divided in most Texas divorces. But when one or both spouses are involved as inventors, executives, investors, shareholders or owners in a business in which valuable interests are embodied in...
