Property Division Attorney in Houston, Texas
What trends do you see in the area of asset division in Texas?
What trends do you see in the area of asset division in Texas?
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in texas
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trends i’ve seen is mostly that courts
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are
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first encouraging parties to try to
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reach their own agreements
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more and more courts are requiring that
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parties attend mediation
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uh before having a final trial and in
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mediation the parties are given the
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opportunity to
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creatively figure out solutions to
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divide their own assets
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parties are able to do things that a
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court can’t do in mediation
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other than that i’ve seen courts tend to
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get closer and closer to a 50 50
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division of
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property and this day and age a lot of
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courts
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require certain outrageous conduct for
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a division to be a lot more than a 50
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50.
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for instance a lot of people think that
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if one party uh committed adultery
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that they’re entitled to a much larger
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portion of the marital estate
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and in this day and age while the
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code does say that they’re entitled to a
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disproportionate share of the estate
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you’re not looking at a 10 percent
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difference you’re looking at more a
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couple percentage points
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so we’re finding that the courts are
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bringing things down
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closer to 50 50 absent some very
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outrageous conduct by one of the parties
Houston, TX family law attorney Rachel Sedita talks about the trends she sees in the area of asset division in Texas.
