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What Is the Community-Out-First Rule in a Texas Divorce?
How Texas Courts Untangle Commingled Money in a Divorce Key Takeaways: The community-out-first rule is a rebuttable Texas tracing presumption holding that when community and separate funds are commingled in one account, withdrawals are presumed to consume community dollars first, potentially leaving separate funds intact. Because Tex. Fam. Code § ...
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How to Request a Judge Interview Your 12-Year-Old in a Houston Custody Case
What Texas Law Actually Says About a 12-Year-Old’s Voice in a Custody Case Key Takeaways: Under Tex. Fam. Code § 153.009(a), a Texas judge is generally required to interview a child 12 or older in chambers when a party, amicus attorney, or attorney ad litem properly applies in a nonjury ...
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What Is the Difference Between Personal and Enterprise Goodwill in Texas?
Why Goodwill Becomes the Most Contested Asset in a Houston Business Divorce Key Takeaways: Personal goodwill in Texas is value tied to a spouse’s skill, reputation, and personal client relationships, and Texas courts have generally held that such goodwill is not property, so it falls outside the divisible estate. Enterprise ...
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How to Prove Cohabitation to Terminate Spousal Maintenance in Texas
When an Ex-Spouse Moves In With Someone New: What Texas Law Actually Requires Key Takeaways: Texas Family Code § 8.056(b) allows a court to terminate spousal maintenance when an ex-spouse cohabits with a romantic partner, but termination is not automatic. The obligor must file a motion and prove three elements ...
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How to Lift a Geographic Restriction in a Houston Child Custody Order
Moving a Child Out of Harris County When Your Order Says You Can’t Key Takeaways: Lifting a geographic restriction in a Houston custody order requires a formal modification suit under Chapter 156 of the Texas Family Code, not an informal agreement. The parent seeking change must prove a material and ...
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What Makes This Blog Different
Most legal blogs are bland keyword stuffing written by ghostwriters. This blog is written or reviewed by Robert Kuehm, a Houston family law specialist with 19+ years in practice. Every post reflects real courtroom and counseling experience in Houston-area family courts.
The blog covers:
- What Texas family law actually says – the statutes, case law, and local rules that shape your case
- How local courts apply the law – practical insights from Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Galveston courthouses
- What clients commonly get wrong – the mistakes we see again and again in consultations
- When you need a lawyer and when you don’t – honest guidance, not a sales pitch
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