Category : Divorce

Texas Divorce Rate for those Under 30

The Divorce rate in Texas for those under 30 is 12%, in the middle between Arkansas with 20% and the lowest state being New York at 4.97%, according to the map produced by Zippia shown at  https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/zippia-map-shows-divorce-rates-for-people-under-30 Factors for Divorce… Read More

Texas in NOT in the Top Ten… for rate of Divorce

When it comes to marriage, the honeymoon doesn’t last forever and sometimes couples choose to split. More than 800,000 married couples called it quits in 2015, but lovers in some states were more likely to untie the knot than in… Read More

Get a PreNup: Here’s Why

It makes sense for most couples—not just the wealthy—to have a premarital agreement. 50 % of marriages end by divorce (the other half by death).  The reasons for a prenup are touched upon in this Q and A..   Q: What… Read More

13 Tips to Stay Married–Before You Tie the Knot

Business Insider published an article detailing 13 characteristics that may lead to a divorce, or conversely, NOT to a divorce. Characteristics to know BEFORE the marriage.  (Even better “marriage insurance” than perhaps a premarital agreement…) One divorce-more-likely-factor was that married… Read More

Top Misconceptions about the Texas Divorce Process

I was recently interviewed about what I’ve seen in the 40+ years of practicing in Dallas and surrounding cities and counties about the common misconceptions that people have about the divorce process. There are plenty. The list is from whether… Read More

When Getting a Divorce is Not Enough…

Sometimes getting a divorce isn’t enough… According to the Dallas Morning News, a Dallas actress is accused of blackmailing her now-former husband with a recording of him having sex with another woman. Leslie Amanda Hippensteel, 31, faces a charge of… Read More

Avoid 6 Common Errors in Your Divorce

This  bullet points here are summairized from The Huffington Post   article by Diane L. Danois, J.D. Attorney.  She calls out many of the issues we see every day as divorce attorneys.  I call #2 “getting advice from the Kitchen… Read More

Ken Raggio Awarded Statewide Award

Ken Raggio was awarded the 2016 Joseph P. McKnight Best Family Law CLE Article Award at the 2016 Advanced Family Law Course held in San Antonio.  The article, co authored with (now) Collin County District Judge Emily Miskel is entitled… Read More

The Gray Divorce…even the Washington Post is Writing About It

Many prior blog posts on this site and on www.RaggioFamilyLaw.com have dealt with the Gray Divorce, or  the issues couples face over 50  in divorcing.   The Washington Post has published a column that deals with these issues, pointing out… Read More

Reminder: April 1st Deadline for Designating Kids Summer Possession Periods

Under the Texas Standard Possession Order, April 1st of each year is the deadline for the non-primary parent to designate his or her 30 day extended summer possession period. The standard possession order states that April 1st is the deadline… Read More

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