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The spouse who does not have primary custody of the children will, in most cases, pay child support to the primary custodial parent after a divorce based on guidelines in the Texas Family Code, according to income.

In Comal, Guadalupe and Hays counties, the courts require that the parties go to mediation before they will set a case for trial. Mediation is less expensive than trial and generally very effective. We settle a high percentage of our cases at mediation. If helps avoid the intense conflict of a trial and saves the parties money because you avoid the high cost of trial preparation and the trial itself.

Although Texas has an alimony statute, not many people qualify. Unless you have no significant assets or means of support or you and your spouse agree to it, there will be no significant long-term alimony once the divorce is final.

The Court will enter temporary orders that provide for temporary child support and spousal support to make sure that both spouses have adequate funds to live on while the divorce is pending. We generally reach an agreement regarding these issues, but if we cannot reach an agreement, the court will decide.

In general, all property existing at the time of the divorce is presumed to be community property and will be divided upon divorce. However, spouses can also own separate property in Texas. That is property owned prior to the marriage or acquired during the marriage by inheritance or gift. The court cannot divide separate property upon divorce. The party claiming separate property has the burden to prove that the property is separate property and will have to trace the assets through the marriage. If you are claiming separate property, you will need to provide proof of its source.