Though divorces are filed with the court, and technically are a lawsuit, they do not have to be litigated in front of a judge.  All divorces start with a petition process that is filed with the court, and all divorces end with a final decree.  That...

Divorce can be difficult and, at times, messy.  Some of the details of the divorce can be very personal, but important for the court to consider when hearing a case.  There are times when confidentiality is needed to protect certain information, such as the...

Some people think that getting a prenuptial agreement is saying, “We’re planning to get a divorce even before we get married.”  A prenuptial or premarital agreement does not mean that you are destined to get a divorce.  These are instead conversations every...

One thing that people must consider during a divorce that involves children is the long-term impact of the divorce on the children.  The standard for family courts in Texas is to focus on doing what is in the children’s best interests, which should serve as the...

I have both personal and professional reasons to believe in a Collaborative Divorce. As the child of divorced parents in the late 1970's, I experienced the negative aspects of a traditional divorce personally. I was six when my parents divorced, and I remember hearing...