Texas Divorce Lawyers

Fees of Texas divorce lawyer

The fees of the lawyer and the litigation costs are the responsibility of each party. The expenditure of a lawsuit can be regarded as a marital debt and divided between the parties in the divorce identical to the way property or debt is divided. There is one more option with the Court as per which one party has to pay a partial amount or the entire amount of the lawyer’s fees and costs for the other party. Such a decision can be taken by the court on the basis of the facts of the case and the financial resources of both parties. At a temporary hearing, both the parties reserve the right to request for interim attorneys fees.

Role of Texas divorce lawyer in Discovery

In the process of discovery, one party and lawyer gathers information about the other party whichever is relevant to the litigation. Some of the usual discovery methods used by the lawyer are as follows –

• Production of documents, like
  • Credit card statements
  • Loan documents
  • Vehicle titles
  • Deeds
  • Bank account records
  • Tax returns
• Interrogatories or written questions
• Depositions or Oral testimony in the presence of a Court reporter
• Requests for Disclosure

When a party is served with a notice of deposition or discovery requests, the lawyer of this party would guide the party accordingly. Another right of a lawyer is to request the opposite party to reveal whatever they have found as a part of the discovery process. It must be borne in mind that without knowing the complete relevant data pertaining to the case, it is problematic trying to solve the case.

One of the main issues in a case is the valuation of property and its division. The Discovery process enables to enlist the items in the property. The “Sworn Inventory and Appraisement” should be prepared by both parties, wherein the following items are listed –

• The complete property and debts
• Opinion regarding values and claims
• Claims of separate property

The Discovery process can be completed in an informal or voluntary way. This is a relatively cheap method, but there are certain forewarnings that the lawyer knows.

Temporary Orders

While the divorce proceeds between the date the divorce is filed and the date the divorce is granted, the court may issue orders to both the parties which are effective while the divorce process is progressing and are called as Temporary Orders. One more order, named as the TRO (Temporary restraining order) may be issued by the Court when one party requests for it and in the absence of any notice to the other party. This order is used to –

• Avoid harassment
• Avoid disposition or transfer of property

If the court hears sworn testimony regarding the acts of previous family violence and the possibility of continuation of these acts, then a Temporary ex Parte Protection Order may be issued by the Court to avoid acts of violence.

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