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Physical Custody— Family Law 101

Physical Custody deals with a party’s right to possession and access of the children. In short, physical custody describes where a child will sleep each night and the visitation schedule. In Texas, there is a presumption that the “Standard Possession Order,” also...

Hybrid Property — Family Law 101

Before property can be divided in a divorce, the Court must determine whether the property is community property, separate property, or hybrid property (which is both). Hybrid property is property that has transmuted over time. At one time, the property was separate...

Tracing Property — Family Law 101

There are different ways to establish a separate property claim. If you currently own a piece of real estate that you purchased prior to your marriage, you simply have to show the date you received the title. This is called the “Inception of Title Rule.”...

Separate Property

Separate Property— Family Law 101 Unlike community property, separate property is not divided in a divorce. The Court cannot award one spouse separate property to the other spouse. Instead, the spouse who owns the separate property will be awarded that property, and...

Child Support 101— An Overview of Texas Child Support

Every parent has an obligation to financially support his or her children. Typically, the Court orders the non-custodial parent, which is the parent that doesn’t not have primary custody, to pay the custodial parent child support to help offset child rearing expenses....