Austin Divorce Lawyer Firm – Morgan Law Firm

This post is intended to briefly answer five of the more common questions that new divorce clients have at the beginning of their case. 1. How long will my divorce case last? I recently wrote a lengthy detailed post on how long  a divorce takes.  The short answer is it depends.  A slightly less ambiguous [...]

In a relatively recent IRS tax code revision there has been a subtle but significant change to how the child dependency exemption tax credit is dealt with. The key changes are: The custodial parent is defined as the parent who the child spends the greater number of nights with during a particular tax year. That [...]

One of the first questions most clients want answered when they see a divorce lawyer in Austin is how long is this going to take. The are really two answers to this question, depending on the circumstances of the case. When the Parties Reach a Quick Agreement The first answer (and easier answer) applies when [...]

A lot of people these days are trying to handle their own divorces.  For most this is a mistake, potentially a very serious one. Here are my top six reasons why you should hire an experienced Austin family law attorney to handle your divorce case. Experience – An experienced divorce lawyer can advise you on [...]

I am a board certified family law attorney, having practiced divorce law since 1994 primarily in Harris and Fort Bend counties (the Houston metropolitan area).  My wife and I have for years had a mutual love of the Austin area, ultimately leading me to come up with a plan for opening a second Morgan Law [...]

A frequent question that I get from prospective clients is where they should file for divorce.  For the purposes of this post I will assume that there is no question that there it is a Texas case and that the parties have lived in Texas for the entire marriage.  That means that the issue deals [...]

As a Texas family law attorney for my entire career I have seen client after client be surprised by how the Texas Family Code requires that property be divided in Texas divorces.  Most clients have heard that Texas is a community property state.  While this is correct most people misunderstand what that means. Texas Family [...]

This is another interview I did on the subject of how facebook can play a role in a divorce case.  This one was done in 2010 by KHOU in Houston.*Video: facebook and divorce – interview of scott morgan on khou houston See the later interview on Fox News Houston also on Facebook and divorce.   [...]

This was an interview I did in 2010 on Fox Houston on how facebook can be an issue in divorce cases. There had been a lot of publicity at the time about facebook “causing” divorces. It is still common that facebook and other social media play a role in a divorce case, but the media [...]

When confronted with a Travis County divorce case (or any other location for that matter) many people will choose not to hire a lawyer, even if their spouse has hired one. Some make this decision out of a sense of guilt or a desire to not turn it into an “ugly” divorce. Others don’t really [...]