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Texas Court Addresses Validity of Post-Nuptial Agreement

While it is not the most comfortable thing to consider before or during the marriage, premarital and postnuptial agreements are critical to establishing each partner’s property and financial rights. Texas law provides a mechanism for couples in a marriage to accomplish the same results that could have been created in…

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How Do Texas Courts Value a Medical Practice During Divorce Proceedings?

Valuing a closely-held medical practice during a divorce in Texas requires a complex understanding of the measures of value, methods of valuation, and Texas statutes. Although business valuations do not adhere to precise mathematical processes, general methods, procedures, and principles exist. In Texas, determining the value of medical practice is…

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Texas Court Rejects Mother’s Request to Modify Relocation Restrictions in Recent Divorce Appeal

When a judge finalizes a Texas divorce involving the custody of children, they will determine which parent has the right to determine where the child will live. However, courts will almost always place certain restrictions on that parent’s ability to relocate. While a relocation restriction may not immediately be an…

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The Potential Property Division Issues That Can Come Up in a Texas High-Net-Worth Divorce

Texas is one of just a handful of states that follows that “community property” doctrine. Under Texas Family Code § 3.003, all property obtained by either spouse during the marriage is presumed to be community property, meaning both spouses have an equal ownership interest. And while disagreements related to how…

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Texas Court Denies Wife’s Request for Name Change in Divorce

In some Texas divorce cases, how a party requests something can determine if they are successful.  A wife recently challenged part of the property division and the court’s denial of her name change after a second trial. The appeals court’s opinion states the wife informed the court the parties had…

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Attorney’s Fees in Texas Divorce Without Community Property

A couple may choose to enter into a Texas pre-marital agreement to protect their respective assets in the event of a divorce.  A pre-martial agreement allows the parties to agree on use, control, and transfer of property, characterization of property or income, disposition of property in a divorce, and a…

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Disability Can Be Established Through Lay Testimony in Texas Spousal Maintenance Case

A Texas court may award spousal maintenance in certain circumstances, including when a spouse lacks sufficient property to provide for their reasonable minimum needs and is unable to earn enough income to provide for those minimum reasonable needs due to an incapacitating disability.  Tex. Fam. Code § 8.051.  Spousal support…

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Dormancy of Texas Divorce Judgment Calculated From Date Payment Obligation Is Triggered

TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 34.001(a) provides that a judgment becomes dormant if a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years of its rendition.  A judgment is dormant, execution may not be issued unless it is revived.  A dormant judgment may be revived within two years…

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Court Must Decide Validity and Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement in Divorce Cases

Texas prenuptial agreements may include a provision requiring arbitration in the event of a divorce.  The Texas Family Code includes provisions making arbitration of divorce cases different from the arbitration of other types of cases.  A wife recently sought mandamus relief after the trial court ordered arbitration pursuant to a…

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