DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Question 1

In TX, this standard applies to determinations regarding child conservatorship (i.e. custody) and possession of an access to the child (i.e. visitation)

Answer 1

Best interests standards

Question 2

A party appointed as a _____ has general rights and may have right of access to or possession of a child.

Answer 2

What is a conservator?

Question 3

The TX Family Code provides that an adoptive or biological grandparent may request access to a grandchild by filing an original action for access.

Answer 3

How does an adoptive or biological grandparent request access to a child?

Question 4

In Texas, separate property is property (real and personal) that is owned or claimed by the spouse before the marriage.

Answer 4

How does a court determine the classification of separate property?

Question 5

Under the TX Family Code, community property consists of any property (real or personal) other than separate property, acquired by a married person during the marriage.

Answer 5

How does a court determine the classification of community property?

Question 6

For the purpose of division of property in a decree of divorce or annulment, generally, the court must divide the parties’ estate in way that the court deems just and right, with due regard to each party’s rights and the rights of any children in the marriage.

Answer 6

What is the just and right division standard applied to community property?

NOTE: This standard can sometimes “lead to a disproportionate division of assets and liabilities of the parties, depending on the circumstances that courts may consider in refusing to divide the marital estate equally.

Question 7

Finances, Income, Standard of Living, Needs.

Answer 7

What factors are child support awards based on?