Houston Divorce And Family Law Blog

No matter how well-planned or amicable, divorce is a major disruption in one's life in Texas. This is particularly true if there are children involved. It is certainly a disruption to one's personal life and can also have an impact on the individual's professional life. It is important to keep the best interest of the children in mind when negotiating child custody arrangements.

A parent may not wish to sacrifice any quality time with his or her children. While this is the ideal, it is not always realistic. Consider how much time is readily available for quality time during the work week. Overcommitting can cause undue stress on all concerned. Try to be objective when considering how much time is really available.

Another year is coming to a close in Texas and the new year is looming. With its approach people frequently review the past and consider plans for the future. Among those plans may be thoughts of estate planning. But what exactly does that entail and who should be concerned about it? Comprehensive estate plans are made up of more than last wills and testaments.

Estate planning, simply put, involves making plans for one's family and belongings in the event of one's death or serious injury. A will provides for what happens after one passes but what if a person becomes incapacitated? A durable financial power of attorney designates an individual who will be responsible for making financial decisions in the event the person becomes physically or mentally incapacitated. Likewise, a health care power of attorney designates a person who can act on a person's behalf for medical decisions.

Divorce is seldom a simple process in Texas or anywhere else. When children are involved, the situation can become much more stressful and solutions more difficult to achieve. This can be particularly true where child custody is involved. The custody arrangement will almost definitely require contact with an ex-spouse, and that can be a challenging situation. One should always keep in mind the best interest of his or her child, and maintaining a civil relationship can simplify the situation.

There are some other measures that can be taken in an attempt to ease the stress that may be involved in sharing custody of one's children. It is important to always be respectful when speaking to or about the other parent in the children's presence. Studies have shown that children do best when maintaining a loving and respectful relationship with both parents.

If you are like a lot of people who get divorced in Texas, you may find the whole experience a bit overwhelming at times. This is completely understandable. Ending your marriage ultimately impacts every facet of your life and you will find yourself making decision after decision. In this situation, it can be all too easy to overlook some of the things that could benefit from your attention. Your estate plan is one of these things.

As explained by Forbes, there are some parts of your estate plan that you must keep on hold until your divorce decree is signed and finalized. There are some things, however, that you can do to update your plans as soon as you have separated from your spouse. Updating your health care advance directive and your durable power of attorney can be done at any time and it is recommended you do this sooner rather than later.