Texas Community Property Law

Uncontested Divorce · Contested Divorce

In some cases, individuals decide to divorce and want to have an amicable resolution to their community property issues. At Mark Lane Law Offices in Fort Worth, Texas, we honor that decision and do our best to negotiate a marital settlement agreement that respects their cooperation and represents their legal rights under Texas community property law. In other cases, spouses know from the start that there will be contentious and bitter financial disagreements over the division of marital assets. These spouses are more likely to want an attorney to pursue their rights aggressively even if it means taking the case to trial. We honor that decision as well.

Negotiated Settlements · Contested Divorce Litigation

In over 2,000 family law cases, we have helped clients resolve many family law issues, including community property issues. Some cases are truly uncontested, and we end up drafting a mutually agreeable marital settlement agreement that ends the case in a short time; others start out uncontested, but conflict arises as the parties begin working out the details of liquidating their marital estate. These may take more time and work on the part of the spouses and the lawyer, but generally result in a settlement agreement in a moderate amount of time. In still other cases, we have encountered complex property division issues that take longer to resolve. These may involve issues such as dishonesty and fraud on the part of a spouse who is attempting to cheat our client by hiding assets or minimizing actual income.

Whatever your marital assets division issues are, we invite you to contact us to discuss your case with our experienced family law attorney .