McKinney Texas Family Law Blog
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Can a stay-at-home parent get custody?
As a stay-at-home parent, you have a good question. You want to know if you can keep custody of your child despite having stayed at home with no job over the last several years. During that time, you relied on your spouse to provide you with the support you needed. Now, you’ll …
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How much of your retirement account is at risk in a divorce?
During a Texas divorce, spouses have to split up all of their community property. Anything that you have earned or purchased during the marriage could wind up split in the divorce proceedings. Your house, your vehicles and even your furniture could be community property that you …
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If you get a pay cut, can you reduce spousal support?
Losing a job can make it difficult, and in some cases impossible, to pay spousal support. If you were ordered to pay support to your ex-spouse after your divorce, being unable to pay that bill may be frustrating. It could also mean that your ex-spouse will come after you and seek…
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If you lose your job, can you ask for more parenting time?
Imagine being a parent who has to work 60-hour weeks. You may not have much time to spend with your child, even if you want to. As a parent who has divorced your child’s other parent, you are on a set custody schedule. You see your child a few times a week, but it’s not as mu…
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Can you keep the business in a divorce?
When many couples get divorced, they have two basic things that they focus on: splitting up the time that they’re going to spend with the children and splitting up the assets that they own. This can still get complicated, but those are the two areas of focus, and looking at it …
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What are a grandparent’s visitation rights in Texas?
As a grandparent, one of the most terrible things to consider is the idea of not being able to see your grandchild. If your grandchild’s parents are getting a divorce, you may be concerned that your child’s spouse will take action to prevent you from seeing your grandchild. L…
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Is nesting right for your post-divorce family?
Divorce can take a considerable toll on the emotional health of the young ones in your family. While you may be able to mitigate some of the emotional damage your kids sustain, they must eventually adjust to life after your divorce. Having a comprehensive parenting plan may help…
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Should your teenager pick out their custody schedule?
Since your child is already preparing for college, you and your spouse haven’t talked about what to do about custody when you divorce. Your teenager is driving and independent, so you know that they don’t necessarily need to you put a custody schedule into place or to set dow…
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Can a stepparent ask for shared custody without adopting?
When you fall in love with someone who already has kids, their children become part of your family. Many blended families spend a lifetime together, but sometimes a stepparent finds themself in an unstable situation.
They know that their marriage will soon end, but they have a s… -
Not married? Establish paternity to obtain your parental rights
If you’re not married, you may not be sure how you’ll have the right to custody of your child or what kind of child support you may need to pay, if any. It’s important to address those questions as soon as you can. As an unmarried father, you don’t automatically get the s…