Texas Divorce and Family Law Guide

Why did I write this guide?

Over the years, I have seen the type of pressure and scare tactics that are used on divorcing Texans by the opposing spouse and by some attorneys. A spouse may sometimes encourage their husband or wife not to hire an attorney. While it may turn out that your case is the type does not need an attorney, that decision should be made after you are fully informed regarding the Texas divorce process. The information in this book should help you to avoid some of the most common pitfalls in getting divorced in Texas.

Most attorneys require you to set up an initial consultation to obtain information that I provide for you in this book. I believe it is to your benefit to obtain this information by reading this book, at your own pace and without any pressure, and before are you talk to an attorney or agree to any divorce settlement offered by your spouse. At the very least, if you do end up speaking with an attorney regarding your case, you will be much better informed about the divorce process in Texas.

Giving you this information up front also helps me. By putting this information into this book and making this book available to divorcing Texans, it saves me hours of time that I would spend talking to potential clients who may not have a case that we can accept. I also ask the clients whose cases we do accept to read this book so they have a better understanding of the Texas divorce process and how we will approach their case. Since there are only so many hours in the day, this book is a way for me to provide an initial "virtual" consultation to many more people than I otherwise could. It also allows me to spend more time preparing the cases we do accept. Even for those cases that we do take, our clients need to know this information to understand the divorce process. I believe that as more Texans become educated about how divorce works and about their legal rights, the less susceptible they will be to intimidation by their spouse or their spouse's attorney. By being better informed, I believe you will make better decisions regarding your case, suffer less stress and save time and money as you work through your divorce.

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