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If you’re a divorced parent, it’s already time to start figuring out the end-of-year holidays schedule. That may involve plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas and winter break. You may already be looking forward to family gatherings and enjoying special traditions with...
Not everybody gets to work a job from 9-5. Nurses, medical lab technicians, first responders and even many factory workers work nights, weekends and rotating shifts. These schedules can make parenting more complicated, especially after a separation or divorce. A...
Children grow and change, and existing custody arrangements sometimes no longer reflect their best interests. When that happens, co-parents often need to revisit the existing orders and ask for a modification. However, courts generally limit how often parents modify...
For many adults, the main concern during estate planning is ensuring the support of their loved ones. They make arrangements to distribute their assets to specific beneficiaries and may name people to care for their dependents. For others, estate planning is about...
Self-employment can make child support calculations feel less straightforward. Instead of relying on a regular paycheck, you may have income that changes from month to month, company expenses to account for and money coming from several sources. If you own a business...
Divorce is surprisingly seasonal. Late summer and early fall are largely associated with back-to-school and all that brings, including earlier bedtimes and a return to familiar routines for the kids. However, family law offices often associate this time of the year...
When someone applies for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, they’re usually told to settle in for a significant wait – but some conditions are so severely disabling that they’ve been “fast-tracked” as part of...
Everyone has different priorities as they divorce. Those priorities depend in large part on age. For example, if you’re divorcing in your 50s or later, you’re likely going to focus on ensuring a sound financial future for yourself and being able to retire comfortably...
Losing a loved one brings pain and hard choices. In Texas, dying without a will means the state applies a fixed legal formula to determine who receives what. That formula may not reflect the person's actual wishes or the needs of the family they left behind. Who...
If you own a business and are planning to get married, it is natural to think about how that business could be affected if the marriage later ends in divorce. Is your business fully protected simply because you started it before the marriage? What about future...