A Texas prenup can decide property and spousal support, but not child support or custody. Here is what Chapter 4 enforces, and what it will not.
Posts Published byAlyssa HerringtonAlyssa Herrington is a family law attorney at Hanshaw Kennedy Hafen Family Law in Frisco, Texas. She helps clients through some of the most personal and difficult seasons of their lives, including divorce, custody matters, property division, estate planning, and probate. Her experience includes divorce, child custody, modifications, adoptions, terminations, complex property division, business ownership issues, separate property tracing, high net worth estates, multi-state custody disputes, grandparent custody matters, contested probate matters, and estate planning for more complex financial situations. Alyssa earned her J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law and is licensed to practice in the State of Texas. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association (Family Law Section), the Collin County Bar Association, and the Denton County Bar Association.
The Debt in Your Decree Is Still in Your Name
A Texas decree can order your ex to pay a joint debt. It cannot make the lender stop calling you. Here is what debt division does not reach.
The House in a Texas Divorce: Buy Out, Sell, or Wait
The house in a Texas divorce comes down to three paths. Here is what a buyout, a sale, and a deferred sale each require, and what none of them fix.
Child Support Enforcement in Texas Has Two Deadlines
Texas gives you two years to seek contempt on unpaid child support and ten for a money judgment. Here is what each deadline reaches, and what it does not.
Spousal Maintenance in Texas Is Narrower Than You Think
Spousal maintenance in Texas has a strict eligibility test, a $5,000 monthly cap, and time limits. Here’s who qualifies and what the law doesn’t cover.
What the 50 Mile Rule Does to Your Possession Order
Texas expands your possession schedule automatically if you live within 50 miles of your child. Here is what the 50 mile rule does, and what it does not.
Retirement Accounts in a Texas Divorce: What a QDRO Does
Your decree divides the 401(k). A QDRO is what actually moves it. Here is which retirement accounts in a Texas divorce need one, and which do not.
The Texas Child Support Cap Is Now $11,700. Who That Affects
Texas raised the child support cap to $11,700 a month in September 2025. Here is who that actually affects, and when an old order is worth a second look.
Family Law Guidance When Uncertainty Is Taking a Toll
Unanswered questions about divorce or custody can weigh on you more than the process itself. Here is why a consultation brings clarity, not pressure.
Top 5 Things to Know About Child Custody Holiday Visitation Schedules in Texas
How Texas holiday possession schedules work, when parents can agree to changes, and what to do when the other parent is not following the schedule.