http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com Divorce and Family Law Issues in Montgomery County, Harris County, and neighboring communities. Tue, 11 May 2010 11:42:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/11/04/is-your-spouse-voluntarily-underemployed/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Rich Shea Tue, 11 May 2010 11:42:20 +0000 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/11/04/is-your-spouse-voluntarily-underemployed/#comment-131 Amy raised a few issues that are too complex to discuss publicly on this site. I responded to her comment directly. Amy raised a few issues that are too complex to discuss publicly on this site. I responded to her comment directly.

]]> http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/11/04/is-your-spouse-voluntarily-underemployed/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Amy Sat, 08 May 2010 01:48:29 +0000 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/11/04/is-your-spouse-voluntarily-underemployed/#comment-129 My ex for the last 10 years has made 10K a month. He was paying $338.00 in child support, until I found out he was lying about his income. I then asked him to help split the cost of my son's driving lessons and he had a fit. So I filed for a modification, so I never had to go through that ugliness again. The court found he made $10,235.19 a month and they ordered him to pay $1267.00. He asked for a HARDSHIP HEARING AND WAS DENIED! Then came the emails to my son asking for him to come live with him for six months out of the year (so he didn't have to pay child support) mind you he ONLY asked to see him 3 times a year and we live 5 hours away and the flight costs $100.00. When I put my foot down and said, lets try regular visition first before he comes and lives there, he stopped calling my son and hasn't asked to see him the day he was court ordered to increase child support. After 4 months of not receiving the correct amount I finally called his place of employment only to find out his income went from $10,235.19 to $2142.00, yet he olds the same position? I believe he is setting the stage for voluntary underemployment. What can i do to protect my son? This was the money I was using for his college, since the ex doesn't have to pay anything toward that in the State of Texas! My ex for the last 10 years has made 10K a month. He was paying $338.00 in child support, until I found out he was lying about his income. I then asked him to help split the cost of my son’s driving lessons and he had a fit. So I filed for a modification, so I never had to go through that ugliness again. The court found he made $10,235.19 a month and they ordered him to pay $1267.00. He asked for a HARDSHIP HEARING AND WAS DENIED! Then came the emails to my son asking for him to come live with him for six months out of the year (so he didn’t have to pay child support) mind you he ONLY asked to see him 3 times a year and we live 5 hours away and the flight costs $100.00. When I put my foot down and said, lets try regular visition first before he comes and lives there, he stopped calling my son and hasn’t asked to see him the day he was court ordered to increase child support. After 4 months of not receiving the correct amount I finally called his place of employment only to find out his income went from $10,235.19 to $2142.00, yet he olds the same position? I believe he is setting the stage for voluntary underemployment. What can i do to protect my son? This was the money I was using for his college, since the ex doesn’t have to pay anything toward that in the State of Texas!

]]> http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/12/02/woodlands-collaborative-divorce-agreement/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Jonathan Kales Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:00:51 +0000 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/12/02/woodlands-collaborative-divorce-agreement/#comment-86 I practice law in Northern Virginia, with an emphasis in my work on collaborative divorce and divorce mediation. I find it refreshing the collaborative process is codified in Texas. Collaboration has some momentum in VA, but tends still to be below the radar of large chunk of VA family practitioners and couples seeking divorce. I practice law in Northern Virginia, with an emphasis in my work on collaborative divorce and divorce mediation. I find it refreshing the collaborative process is codified in Texas. Collaboration has some momentum in VA, but tends still to be below the radar of large chunk of VA family practitioners and couples seeking divorce.

]]> http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/04/28/is-mandatory-marriage-counseling-in-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Rich Shea Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:26:05 +0000 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/?p=9#comment-64 Counseling is not required by statute, however keep in mind the judges have broad authority to order counseling as they see fit. The bill I reported on in this post was left pending in the Senate Committee and was not passed by the entire legislature. Counseling is not required by statute, however keep in mind the judges have broad authority to order counseling as they see fit. The bill I reported on in this post was left pending in the Senate Committee and was not passed by the entire legislature.

]]> http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/04/28/is-mandatory-marriage-counseling-in-your-future/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Carmen Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:47:50 +0000 http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/?p=9#comment-59 April 28, 2009 you posted information about a bill has that was "introduced in the Texas legislature to require that every person with a child or children who files for divorce in The Woodlands and all of Texas complete 10 hours of mandatory divorce counseling before the Court finalizes the divorce." (from your post) Is this still being considered or is it a law now? April 28, 2009 you posted information about a bill has that was “introduced in the Texas legislature to require that every person with a child or children who files for divorce in The Woodlands and all of Texas complete 10 hours of mandatory divorce counseling before the Court finalizes the divorce.” (from your post) Is this still being considered or is it a law now?

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