Business Litigation / Legal News

January 29, 2026

Understanding Fraud in Business Transactions

Understand fraud in business transactions, including essential elements, common types, legal remedies, and how to protect your business from fraudulent misrepresentation and concealment.

Divorce Matters / Featured Blog

January 29, 2026

Imputing Income to High Net Worth Spouses in Divorce

In Texas high net worth divorces, courts may impute income to a spouse whose reported earnings don’t reflect true earning capacity. Judges can consider business ownership, executive compensation, lifestyle evidence, and historical income when calculating child support and spousal maintenance, ensuring support obligations reflect actual financial resources.

Divorce Matters / Uncategorized

January 28, 2026

How to Handle Restricted Securities in Divorce Settlements

Restricted securities complicate high net worth divorce due to transfer restrictions, valuation uncertainty, and tax consequences. Proper handling requires expert valuation, careful tax planning, and creative settlement structures to ensure a fair division. Texas courts treat restricted securities acquired during marriage as community property subject to division.

Business Litigation / Featured Blog

January 27, 2026

Common Causes of Partnership Disputes

Meta Description: Discover the most common causes of partnership disputes, from financial disagreements to breach of fiduciary duty, and learn how to prevent conflicts in your business partnership.

Business Law Matters / Divorce Matters

January 27, 2026

The Complexity of Vacation Home Division and Timeshare Agreements

Vacation homes and timeshares create unique challenges in divorce due to emotional attachment, valuation uncertainty, ongoing costs, and tax consequences. Courts must balance practicality with sentiment, often requiring sale, buyouts, or creative co-ownership solutions. Understanding property classification, affordability, and capital gains exposure is critical to making sound decisions.

Business Litigation / Legal News

January 26, 2026

What Makes a Contract Legally Enforceable?

Learn what makes a contract legally enforceable, including essential elements like offer, acceptance, consideration, and capacity. Protect your business with properly structured agreements.

Divorce Matters / Legal News

January 26, 2026

The Impact of Irrevocable Trusts on Divorce Settlements

Irrevocable trusts can significantly complicate high net worth divorce settlements in Texas. While trust assets are often protected as separate property, distributions, trustee discretion, and trust language may still affect property division and support. Understanding how Texas courts treat irrevocable trusts is critical when substantial trust assets are involved.

Divorce Matters / Legal News

January 23, 2026

How the New Tax Law Affects Alimony Payments

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the alimony tax deduction for divorces finalized after December 31, 2018. Alimony payments are no longer deductible for payors or taxable to recipients, dramatically changing divorce negotiations, settlement strategies, and long-term financial planning—especially in high-income and complex divorce cases.

Divorce Matters / Uncategorized

January 22, 2026

RSUs, PSUs, and Divorce: Understanding Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs) can be among the most valuable assets in divorce. Courts often apply time-based formulas to divide equity compensation earned during marriage, determining which portions are community or separate property and how unvested or performance-based shares are allocated.