Despite how most people feel about their pets, the law views them as
personal property. That means that they will be treated just like any
other property in the case. Our judges typically don't like to deal
with pets, so we encourage our clients to reach an agreement about them without
involving the courts.

Are you considering a divorce or are you about to go through one? If so, I'm sure you have a lot of questions. This online divorce seminar will teach you what you need to know about divorce in Austin and the surrounding areas.

Here's a brief agenda of the items that we'll discuss in the online seminar: read more »

Community propertyGenerally, this is all property that was acquired during the marriage. it's everything that you and/or your spouse acquired during the marriage, with the following exceptions:

• Property given to one of you as a gift;
• Property acquired by one of you as an inheritance;
• Property acquired by one of you as a personal injury award.

Separate property is everything that each of you had prior to marriage. It also includes the following items: read more »

It's true that Texas is a community propertyGenerally, this is all property that was acquired during the marriage. state, but that doesn't mean that everything will be split 50/50. The Texas Family Code gives the courts the ability to make a "just and right" division of the community property. (See Chapter 7 of the Texas Family Code: Award of Marital Property) But again, a "just and right" division doesn't necessarily mean a 50/50 split.