by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Mar 9, 2026 | Who Claims the Child as a Dependent When There’s Joint Physical Custody?
Who Gets the Tax Benefit When Custody Is Shared Equally? While the benefits of joint physical custody for children have been shown by research to be better in the long run for children, other issues, such as who gets to claim the child on a tax return when there’s...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Mar 5, 2026 | Filing a Joint Divorce Petition in Texas
Legislature Looks at Ways to Streamline the Divorce Process Filing a “joint” divorce petition is currently permitted only in limited situations in Texas, such as when the divorce is uncontested or the parties are using the collaborative divorce process. A new bill...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Mar 3, 2026 | Use a Prenup to Protect Inherited Wealth in Texas
How You Can Use a Legal Agreement to Ensure That Your Estate Passes According to Your Wishes When you are divorced with children, but want to remarry, a prenup agreement can be the ideal way to protect inherited wealth, so that your children still get their intended...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Feb 16, 2026 | Children’s Digital Wellbeing as Part of Texas Divorce
Courts Increasingly Look at Children’s Involvement with and Exposure to Social Media and Other Online Matters It’s the 21st century, so it should come as no surprise that the digital wellbeing of minor children has become a key concern in Texas divorce cases. That can...
by Chrysandra S. Bowen | Feb 9, 2026 | Children’s Digital Wellbeing as Part of Texas Divorce
Proposed House Bill Requires Specialized Training When Children Have Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities In most instances where there are minor children of divorce in Texas, child custody evaluations are not necessary, as the parents are able to come to a...
