Military-Family Law cases can be some of the most challenging. Here are the quick answers to five common questions that arise for those in the military when facing a divorce or custody case: 1. Is Military Retirement divisible at divorce? Yes. The portion of military retirement that is attributable to the time that a couple is married is community property. All community property is divisible by the court at divorce. That means that a divorcing couple can agree how to divide

In Texas, there are two ways to get married, and two ways to get unmarried. You can be ceremonially married or common law married. To get unmarried – regardless of how you got married – you need a divorce or death. There is no such thing as a common law divorce. There are circumstances that would seem to warrant a finding of common law divorce, but they don’t. For example, if two married persons cease living together, haven’t seen each other in a couple of decades, haven’t sp

Remember when you were a little kid and people would ask you what you wanted to be in life? At age 2, my answer was, "Garbage Man," because riding on those trucks and running around carrying those cans looked really fun. Do you know what you don't want to be? A Family Law client. Unfortunately, I cannot give you the complete recipe for how to avoid that, but one thing I can tell you is this: Ignoring things like Valentine's Day, Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc. is a way to get

This month, Beal Law Firm is proud to have been named to the Tops in Tarrant list, produced annually by Society Life magazine. "The people have spoken," says Society Life. The businesses listed are the "final result of a community-based website survey requesting votes for the top local leaders in 34 carefully selected industries." Thank you to all that voted and to Society Life for the recognition. #SouthlakeDivorce #Divorce #CollaborativeLawyer #FortWorthDivorce #MilitaryDiv

This week, I was interviewed by Morning Dose TV to get my opinions on January being "Divorce Month." I was very happy that as a part of the interview, I was able to get in something that I have been telling people for decades -- Divorce does not solve all of your problems; it trades one set of problems for another set of problems. #SouthlakeDivorce #DallasDivorceLawyer #FortWorthDivorce #Divorce #CollaborativeDivorce #MilitaryDivorce #Custody #EricBeal #BealLawFirm #CollinCou

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

Members of Beal Law Firm just returned from the San Antonio Bar Military Divorce & Retirement Seminar. Going to this seminar is a good reminder that Family Law is complicated stuff. I say that as someone that has virtually, “done it all.” During the first 15 years of Beal Law Firm, when I was mostly a solo practitioner, I handled cases dealing with just about everything — a General Practice. I tried cases dealing with fraud, deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, pers