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If you own a company and your marriage is ending, the stakes go far beyond splitting a bank account. Your livelihood, your employees' jobs, and years of hard work are all on the line. At Lopez Lawyers, David Lopez helps business owners across Texas navigate divorce without losing control of the companies they built. Key Takeaways Ready to protect your company? Call (469) 399-0469 or … [Read more...]

Discovering that your spouse committed adultery changes everything. Beyond the emotional devastation, you face urgent legal questions about your home, your finances, your children, and your future. Texas law gives you options that many people never learn about until it is too late to use them effectively. This page explains how adultery affects a Texas divorce, what you need to prove, and how … [Read more...]

If you are separating from a long-term partner in Texas and wondering whether your relationship counts as a marriage, you are not alone. Thousands of Texans each year face this exact question-and the answer can reshape everything from who keeps the house to who pays child support. This guide covers what common law marriage means under Texas law, how to prove it, and what happens when it … [Read more...]

Ending a marriage after decades together changes everything - your finances, your living situation, your retirement timeline, and your relationships with adult children and extended family. If you are 50 or older and considering divorce in Texas, you face a set of challenges that younger couples rarely encounter. This guide breaks down what you need to know about gray divorce in Texas, how the … [Read more...]

When a parent needs to move - or finds out the other parent wants to - the stakes feel enormous. A new job in another city, a remarriage, or the pull of extended family can collide head-on with a Texas custody order that says the child stays put. Getting this wrong means risking your time with your child, facing contempt charges, or watching a judge reshape your entire custody arrangement. This … [Read more...]

When the other parent refuses to follow a custody order, your child's stability and your parenting time are on the line. Texas law gives you concrete tools to enforce court-ordered visitation and possession schedules, but acting quickly and correctly makes the difference between a resolved situation and months of frustration. This article explains how custody enforcement works in Texas, what … [Read more...]

When a Texas divorce or custody case is filed, temporary child custody orders can be entered within days or weeks-and the arrangements set during this early phase often carry forward into the final outcome. If you are facing a custody dispute in Dallas–Fort Worth or San Antonio, understanding how temporary orders work and preparing for them strategically is one of the most important steps you can … [Read more...]

If you suspect your spouse is hiding money, property, or income during your divorce, you are not alone-and you are right to be concerned. Concealed wealth in a Texas divorce can cost you thousands or even millions of dollars in lost community property, reduced child support, and diminished long-term financial security. At Lopez Lawyers, we help clients across Dallas, San Antonio, and throughout … [Read more...]

For many couples in Texas, retirement accounts quietly grow into the single most valuable asset in the marriage. When divorce enters the picture, protecting those savings becomes urgent. A wrong move during the property division process can cost you tens of thousands of dollars in lost growth, penalties, and taxes you never needed to pay. This guide walks you through how Texas law handles the … [Read more...]