Texas presumes everything acquired during marriage is community property. Here is what counts as separate property and how a court divides the rest.
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.
But it WAS their fault!: An Analysis of No Fault v. Fault Divorces in Texas
Texas recognizes six fault grounds for divorce, and most cases do not fit them. Here is how no-fault and fault divorce differ and what each requires.