Texas recognizes handwritten holographic wills with no witnesses. That makes them easy to write and easy to contest. Here is when one holds up in probate.
When you die without a will in Texas, the Estates Code decides who inherits. A spouse plus children from a prior relationship makes the split surprisingly messy.
Texas is the only state that probates a will as a muniment of title, skipping full administration. Here is when it works and when the court will not allow it.
A Texas teacher’s TRS pension and a closely held business are both community property at divorce. Here is how courts value and divide assets you cannot simply split.
Every Texas divorce requires a sworn inventory and appraisement of what you own and owe. Hiding an asset can cost you the case. Here is what you must disclose.
Texas is one of the few states where a jury can decide which parent picks a child’s primary home. Here is the one question they can answer, and the risk.
Texas Family Code 153.009 lets a child 12 or older tell the judge where they want to live. The judge still decides. Here is how that private interview works.
Texas still recognizes common law marriage. You must prove three things before a court will grant a divorce. Here is what each element really requires.
Travis, Hays, and Comal County family courts don’t run the same way. Here’s what changes — filing, mediation, judges — when you cross a county line.
Founder shares, RSUs, and ISO grants vesting through a marriage make Austin tech divorces a tracing problem. Here’s how Texas characterizes equity at divorce.