Divorce Process Attorney in McKinney, Texas
What advice do you have for people facing divorce?
What advice do you have for people facing divorce?
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we have a few
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words of advice we commonly give to
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people
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we know are considering a divorce one
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would be for anyone who’s been a
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stay-at-home parent
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that person needs to start looking for a
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full-time job they need to start
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planning
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how are they going to be able to support
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themselves how are they going to be able
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to support them chill
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their children after they get divorced
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because most of the time child support
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is not going to be sufficient to do that
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the second topic we usually advise
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clients about is to
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find out whatever they can about the
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finances some people
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go through their entire marriage with
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the other party handling all the
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finances and they
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are clueless and know virtually nothing
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about
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what’s been going on financially in
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their marriage so we encourage people to
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use that time to
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find what they can did you see an
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envelope come in from fidelity
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make a note of that because then if we
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get an inventory down the road and
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there’s no
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account from fidelity we know there’s
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something to look for
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if you can get bank statements
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investment account statements
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anything to show the current level of
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assets
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that’s going to help you down the road
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to be more comfortable knowing
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a what your financial situation will be
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after divorce
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and b to know if the other side is being
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forthcoming with information or not
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the third piece of advice i often give
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people
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who are thinking about divorce
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especially when there’s minor children
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involved
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is to write things down and
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keep a record of things if something
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noteworthy happens
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write it down when did it happen what
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were the circumstances
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because one individual event might not
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be
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significant but when you put them all
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together they might be very important
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i also advise people to be sure to keep
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things like
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emails text message screenshots
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screenshots of facebook posts
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anything that would be helpful to use in
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your case as evidence if it were needed
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as a general rule it’s better to have it
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and not need it than need it and not
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have it
Dallas, TX family law attorney Holly Draper shares her advice for people facing divorce.
