Can I Be Reimbursed For The Debts I Paid To Buy The Marital Home?

Question: My question is about marital property division. We purchased a house shortly after we were married partly because I paid off $3,000 in debt she owed. What rights does she have to the marital home? Can I be reimbursed for her debt that I paid off with my own …

Removing Wife’s Name From Marital Home Title

Question: I was awarded the marital home and the associated mortgage payment obligation per our divorce decree. I have since paid off the house and would like to get her name off the title. How do I do this?

Financial Obligations During A Legal Separation

Question: I am looking for legal separation advice for a unique situation where my wife and I are still living together, so I need financial advice on divorce. We have decided to remain living together in the marital home for the sake of our children, but we are about to …

Can One Spouse Legally Kick The Other Out Of The Marital Home?

Question: My wife and I are thinking of a divorce and she is threatening to call the police and have them kick me out of our house. Can she kick me out of the marital home?

Advice On Divorce: Can I Prevent My Ex From Entering the Marital Home?

Question: In my divorce settlement, I was awarded exclusive use of the marital home. My ex-wife still has keys to the house and still has personal property in the house. What rights do I have under exclusive occupancy? May I change the locks? May I demand she move her property …

Marriage Separation Advice For Pursuing Abandonment Grounds

Question: What marriage separation advice do you have for pursuing grounds of abandonment in a divorce? My wife and I have filed for divorce. Since the time of our separation roughly 6 months ago, she has only come back to the marital home for a few days to spend minimal …

Preventing A Spouse From Moving With The Children

Question: What are the child custody laws when we are still married but my wife wants to move out with our child? I have read Joe Cordell’s “10 Stupidest Mistakes Men Make When Facing Divorce” book and decided to remain in the marital home. But is there any way to …

My Wife Took Money Out of My Account to Buy A House

Jennifer Hankinson Dallas Divorce Attorney

Question: My wife took $40,000 out of my bank account and bought a house without my knowledge. She agrees to sign the house we lived in together over to me, and we are agreeable on what belongs to each other, should I do something to protect myself?

Do child custody laws prevent my wife from moving out with my children?

Question: How do child custody laws work when we are still legally married? My wife wants to move out of the marital home and take our child with her, denying me my rights to visitation. Do I have any legal rights to keep her from taking our child with her …

Financial Advice on Divorce: Rights To The Marital Home If One Party Moves Out

Question: I need financial advice on divorce on what my rights are to the marital home if I move out of the property. If I leave the home and move to another state, do I have any future rights or claims to the marital home in the event we do …