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Preparing For The End Of Your Marriage

Preparing for the End of your Marriage!

Are you contemplating a divorce, or do you think your spouse is? Here at The Essex Law Firm, I tell my clients, even if you are in the happiest of marriages, all marriages, sadly…

Christmas For Kids

Christmas Is For Kids

Helping Families Plan Stress-Free Holiday Gift Giving In previous years I have written about holiday strategies for families. It is important to get through this period without pr…

Which Parent Decides On School Attendance During Pandemics

Which parent decides on school attendance during pandemics?

When thinking about the law, one of the most important considerations is how legal decisions are made. Many times, courts are asked to rule about something that has already happen…

Why Am I Paying Child Support With A Joint Custody Arrangement

Why am I Paying Child Support in a Joint Custody Arrangement?

Why am I paying child support in a joint custody arrangement? This question comes up frequently in divorce negotiations, and it’s a good one. In Texas, the term “join…

Common Misconceptions About Child Custody In Texas

Common Misconceptions about Child Custody in Texas

Transcription below: I’m Marivonne Essex and I’m the Red Headed Lawyer and I want to talk to you today about some common misconceptions that I see people speak to me about when t…

How To Make Divorce Easy As Possible

How to Make the Divorce Process as Easy as Possible

Divorce isn’t easy. Typically, it’s a long, emotional and drawn out time in your life that you never imagined would be a part of your story. While we all agree that getting a divo…

How To Make Divorce Easier On My Kids

How to Make Divorce Easier On Your Children

Sometimes in the aftermath of a divorce, spouses can get so caught up in their own quarrel that they don’t realize what chaotic situation they are putting their children in. After…

Best Interest Of The Child

Best Interest of the Child

No matter how much you and the other parent try to resolve disputes in a mature fashion, it is a good possibility that the two of you aren’t going to completely agree on everythin…

Alienation During Divorce

Alienation

“Alienation” is becoming a frequent topic for family law attorneys. If you are not familiar with the term (as applied to family law), the best way to describe it is brainwashing…

Who Gets The Dependency Exemption For Divorced Parents?

Who Gets the Dependency Exemption for Divorced Parents?

First, it is important to understand that a judge in Texas deciding divorce issues is a state court judge. A claim for the dependency exemption for a child for federal income tax…

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