One of the main purposes of a divorce is to divide the community property of the couple getting divorced. To accomplish that division, the parties typically come up with a list or inventory of their assets, and that list gets put into the divorce decree, along with a designation of who is going to own the property moving forward. After the divorce, there won’t be any more community property – everything will be owned as the separate property of one of the parties, or in rare

Writing a blog on a regular basis is easier if you have a goal or goals in mind. This year, my goals are 1) to correct myths and misunderstandings about various aspects of the law, particularly family law, 2) talk about “gray” areas that exist in Texas Family Law, and 3) provide as much education as possible about divorce and custody law in Texas. The first myth that comes to mind is one that I dealt with just this week – but hear about all of the time. A client came to me an