by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Oct 7, 2025 | What Is Gray Divorce?
The Common Causes of Marital Breakups after the Kids Are Gone Though the overall divorce rate has declined a bit over the past 20 years, marital breakups involving people over the age of 50—so-called “gray divorce”—have seen a dramatic increase. What are the causes...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Sep 23, 2025 | The Likelihood of Joint Physical Custody in Texas
What Are Your Chances of Getting Equal Time with Your Children after a Divorce? There’s been a trend over the past quarter of a century, with more and more courts willing to grant parents joint physical custody. It’s still clearly the exception rather than the rule,...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Sep 9, 2025 | Divorce with Children—The Major Challenges
Why a Marital Breakup Can Be So Difficult When There Are Minor Children in the Home Divorce is rarely easy, but a divorce when there are minor children in the marital home can be particularly problematic. That’s not necessarily a good reason to stay in a bad marriage....
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Aug 20, 2025 | Can Having a Nanny Affect Your Rights in a Custody Proceeding?
Can You Rely Too Much on the Care Provided by a Nanny? Though estimates are that less than 5% of working parents in Texas and across the United States employ a nanny to care for minor children while they are at work, studies show that the practice is slowly...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Aug 13, 2025 | The Use and Validity of a Postnuptial Agreement in Texas
What Is a Postnuptial Agreement? What Are the Requirements for Validity? If you’re considering getting married and you’re either bringing substantial assets into the marriage or have children from a prior marriage, you may have considered having your new spouse sign a...
