Divorce used to carry a horrid stigma. If you divorced, you were a loser, your children were slated for a life of crime or worse, and you and your progeny were largely to be cast on the dust heap of society.Not so much anymore. Obviously with roughly one-half of...
Month: September 2017
Family Law: College, the Expense is Too Dear.
When we think about raising kids, college expenses seem to be "the end of the road," one of the last hurdles to overcome in financially supporting the children. That is, of course, if you don't plan to pay for a big wedding. Family Law plays a role here, as well.Even...
Dividing credit card debt in divorce
You may feel you are making a break to financial safety when you divorce. But first, there are debts to be paid.Division of property includes negative assets - debt - along with positive assets. This can be good for you, if it was you who ran up the bills. Or it can...
Family Law: All In Good Time
You know the saying, "Time heals all wounds." While that isn't absolute, it is generally true. The passage of time makes conduct fade into the past, less important and less significant. This is never more true than in family law.The life of a family law case has...
Family Law: the Bigger, the Better
Big houses. Big cars. Big muscles. Many of us strive to acquire bigger possessions in life. To many, the size of such possessions may be a symbol of wealth and status. Or it may just be a personal preference. Whatever the reason is, this trend certainly exists in the...
What to Disclose When You’re Disclosing
There's an old saying I often hear thrown around: "you should never lie to your doctor or your lawyer". And in my experience, this is often true. Since I was a counselor in my prior life, I'd also add "therapist" to that list as well, but that's a different blog...
Oh, Houston.
What a mess. What a disaster. How horrible. Why do we do this to ourselves?Houston had 50" of rain fall in short order, drowning the city. While 50" of rain was unprecedented, it was not unpredicted. We know that as the climate continues to heat up, we will have more...