Mo’ Money, Mo’ Modifications: What You Need to Know About Modifying Child Support
Life is full of changes and, when it comes to child support, those changes can open the door to modifying your existing court orders related to child support obligations. The Texas Family Code allows for ...
Navigating 50/50 Possession Schedules
Are you navigating the complexities of co-parenting in Texas and feeling overwhelmed by the various options for possession (also known as visitation) schedules? You are not alone. Separation is a challenging time for any family, ...
Jurisdiction
It is no secret that Austin has, over the last several years, been one of America’s great boomtowns. According to the 2022 Census estimate, Austin is now the tenth largest city in the United States, ...
Standing Orders
Standing Orders In Central Texas, most counties have implemented standing orders in family law cases. What are standing orders? In family law cases, standing orders are established by the judges of that specific county. ...
NPD – Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Hi folks! If you recall, my last blog was focused on a CLE I attended earlier this year, “Managing the Two Most Common Personality Disorders: How to develop an effective strategy for your settlement ...
RSUs – Restricted Stock Units
Stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) are assets that are often divided in a divorce when one spouse has acquired these assets resulting from an employment benefit. Stock options and RSUs have very different ...
Special Issues Confronting Same Sex Couples in Family Law Matters
Special Issues confronting Same Sex Couples in Family Law Matters When the United States Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage in its 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges, the highest court ...
2023 Annual Bench Bar Conference – Guest Speakers
Meagan and Nikki are busy gearing up for the 2023 Annual Bench Bar Conference on Friday May 5, 2023. They will be speaking with Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle and Kacy Dudley on a range of ...
Navigating Borderline Personality Disorders in the Realm of Family Law
At Maples | Jones, PLLC, we are consistently working to know our clients better in an effort to provide our service with compassion and expertise. As such, the team at Maples | Jones, PLLC recently ...
Help Your Paralegal, to Help Your Attorney
(Get You Through Your Divorce) Divorce is an incredibly stressful event in any person’s life. Also, we have all heard it before – they are expensive! As divorce professionals, we are here to help navigate ...
Inventory and Appraisement
Most divorces, whether contested or agreed, will have some level of complexity. Complications can become compounded if the divorcing spouses are high net worth individuals with significant property or assets, all of which must be ...
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