Divorce Lawyers Out of Control? Try Collaborative Divorce Mediation
At Detente Collaborative Mediation you decide the role of divorce lawyers. Never thought that would be possible? Think again! Find out how by listening to Stacey Langenbahn in the video!Tags:...
View ArticleTeacher John McDaniel Sexting a Student?
By Stacey H. Langenbahn, J.D., Attorney-Mediator Immediate concern for his alleged young victim, shock, and disbelief were my first reactions to the arrest of John McDaniel, my son’s Colleyville Middle...
View ArticleTexas Divorce: Who Gets What and Who Pays for It?
By Stacey Langenbahn, J.D., Attorney-MediatorIn Texas divorce, figuring out a division of community property and debt (who gets what and who pays for what) is one of the hardest and most confusing...
View ArticleReceivership: What Is It? Do We Need It In Our Divorce?
By Melissa Fain, J.D.The most expensive purchase for most couples is their home. When they file for divorce, preserving the equity in that home becomes a natural priority. Equity can be a source of...
View ArticleCollaborative Mediation: The New Divorce Solution
By Stacey Langenbahn, J.D., Attorney-MediatorCollaborative mediation is a fresh, innovative approach to divorce that is healthy, family-centered, and affordable. Collaborative mediation offers a...
View ArticleWorst Divorce Mistakes Part One: At the Beginning
By Stacey Langenbahn, J.D., Attorney-MediatorAdvice from a divorce lawyer: Don’t sabotage your divorce at the beginning by making these worst divorce mistakes! Part Two is about avoiding mistakes in...
View ArticleWhy Not One Divorce Lawyer for the Two of Us?
By Stacey H. Langenbahn, J.D.Attorney-MediatorOften divorcing couples who believe they have worked out a deal between them want to use one lawyer to answer legal questions, draw up the paperwork, and...
View ArticleWorst Divorce Mistakes Part Two: In the Thick of It
By Stacey H. Langenbahn, J.D.Advice from a divorce lawyer: Don’t start off on the wrong foot. Read part one to avoid costly mistakes at the beginning of your divorce. Once you are in the middle of...
View ArticlePlanning for Divorce with Kids: The "May to August" Divorce
byStacey H. Langenbahn, J.D., Attorney-MediatorIf you are thinking about divorce and you are a parent with a child who will be in school in the fall, start now with the “May to August” divorce only at...
View ArticleJanuary 10, 2014: The Day Divorce Gets Even Harder
By Attorney-Mediator Stacey H. Langenbahn, J.D.There is never a good time to divorce. But some times are better than others - like between now and January 10, 2014 when it gets harder to buy a house....
View ArticleTaxes and Caps: 2013 Changes to Texas Child Support
Expect two big changes to Texas child support in 2013. Higher social security and Federal income taxes on January 1, 2013 will decrease parent's take home pay and decrease child support as calculated...
View ArticleAlimony and Spousal Maintenance Rules: Better Get It Right
Alimony (spousal maintenance) is a payment of money to a former spouse that continues after divorce. Alimony is tax deductible to the payer and taxable as income to the recipient if the payments truly...
View Article"August to December" Divorce
Summer is a good time to complete a divorce before kids return to school in the fall. If you are a divorcing parent who in January will start a new job or relocate, fall can be just as critical a time...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court: Mediation Critically Important to Protect Children
In the much awaited decision in the Texas child custody case of In re Stephanie Lee, the Texas Supreme Court steadfastly and emphatically supported the critical importance of mediation to protect...
View ArticleCollaborative vs. Evaluative Divorce Mediation
Typically attorney mediators in Texas - and especially former judges turned divorce mediators who are used to being in charge of making decisions - do mediation differently than at Détente. Détente...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Texas Spousal Maintenance ("Alimony")
In Texas, spousal maintenance ("alimony") is additional money (not part of a division of marital property or child support) that one spouse pays to the other temporarily from future income to support...
View ArticleThe Divorce Brain: Fight or Flight
Beware of going to a divorce lawyer when you are in fight or flight mode. Opt to see a mediator first.Divorce is the second highest personal stressor after death of a loved one. So when one spouse says...
View Article"Divorce Corp" Exposes the Dirty Business of Family Law
By Stacey H. Langenbahn, JD“Divorce Corp” is a movie scheduled to be released January 10, 2014 for six days in selected cities. Divorce Corp’s “grass roots movement to reform the US family law system”...
View ArticleReview: "Divorce Corp"
"Divorce Corp" exposes the underbelly of the massive divorce machine in this country and its destructive forces. The story of Dallas area's Wendy Archer (Parental Alienation Awareness Organization...
View ArticleBest Time to Divorce since 2008: NOW!
There is never a good time to divorce, but some times are better than others. Like now!The stock market is high. Retirement savings plans have recovered. In Texas, home values are back to pre-2008...
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