You need to have your name removed from the vehicle as soon as possible. Go to court to ask that you be allowed to sell the vehicle in order to remove your name.

It can be a good idea to freeze your credit during a divorce, especially if you are concerned that your ex-spouse may be financially irresponsible or financially abusive. Freezing your credit will prevent unauthorized access to your credit information and help protect you. Contacting each of the three credit bureaus is free and easy to do.

In Texas, the standard for dividing property in a divorce is based on what is considered “just and right”. This means that the division of property will be determined on a case by case basis, taking into account the specific circumstances of the marriage.

Generally, the division of property is equal between the spouses, but it’s possible for one spouse to receive a greater portion of the community property if the court deems it necessary. There are various factors that are considered when determining if an unequal division is “just and right”, including each spouse’s earning potential, health, debts, education, and more.

An original suit involving a child can be filed in Dallas County if the child in question resides within the county. However, if another court has continuing exclusive jurisdiction over the case, it may not be filed in Dallas County. For divorce cases with children, the suit may be filed in the Dallas County district court where one of the parties has lived for at least 90 days prior to filing the divorce.

The child support case will be consolidated into the divorce case if the divorce case is filed in the correct jurisdiction.

It can be transferred to the correct place.

The law states that when a court is trying to determine where a child lives, they do not have to make sure that the child has lived in one place the whole time. They will look at where the child has mostly lived in the last six months before a legal case starts.

Having the business valued during a divorce can help establish your spouse’s assets and aid in the case for other awards, such as spousal support and child support.

Lottery winnings acquired during marriage are community property.

While it is generally true that community property in Texas is divided equally between the spouses in a divorce case, it is also important to note that this division does not have to be exactly 50/50. The court has the discretion to divide the property in a way that it deems to be fair and just, taking into account a variety of factors such as the length of the marriage, the contributions of each spouse to the marriage, and the needs of each spouse.

In a Texas divorce case, there is a deadline for submitting evidence that will be used at the final trial. This deadline is called the “discovery cutoff date” and it is typically set by the court at least 60 days before the final trial date. This gives both parties ample time to gather and submit any evidence that they want to be considered by the court during the trial. It is important for parties to meet this deadline, as any evidence that is not submitted by the discovery cutoff date may not be considered by the court. Failure to submit evidence by the deadline could potentially harm a party’s case and result in an unfavorable outcome.

The court retains jurisdiction for contempt up to 6 months after the kid is adult or up to 6 months after the right to possession terminates.

The court retains jurisdiction for contempt up to 2 years after the child becomes an adult or  2 years after the child support obligation terminates.

A retainer is an amount of money paid in advance to secure the services of an attorney. The retainer is held in a trust account on behalf of the client. The attorney’s hourly rate is billed against the retainer amount. What that means is that every time work is performed on a client’s file the hourly rate is deducted from the retainer paid.

You can think of the trust account as a bucket. You can think of the retainer payment as rocks placed in the bucket. Every time work is performed on a client’s case a rock is taken out of the bucket. When the number of rocks gets below a certain amount, the client has to give the attorney more rocks to add.

Here is a numeric example, your retainer is $3,500. That $3,500 is placed in your assigned bucket. The attorney performs 1 hour of work at a rate of $350 per hour (rocks). Your bucket now has $3,150 in it.

Retainers also include a replenishment provision. What that means is that once your original retainer goes below a  pre-determined amount you must pay additional funds to bring your retainer back up to the predetermined amount.

For example, your replenishment provision could be $1,750. That means that when the attorney has worked on your case and the hours billed adds up to an amount that decreases the number of rocks in your bucket below $1,750, you have to add more rocks to bring it back up to $1,750.

Here is a numeric example, Your original retainer is $3,500. The attorney works 6 hours at a rate of $350 per hour. That deducts $2,100 from your bucket. Your bucket now has $1,400 in it. You will receive a bill for $350 to bring your bucket back up to $1,750.

If you have money left in your trust account above the original minimum retainer of $3500 at the end of the case, that amount will be refunded to you.