Anyone know any good divorce lawyers in Dallas?
I hope for your sake it is a short process and you and your soon to be ex can talk on at least semi-good terms. Divorce lawyers suck money worse than your local tri store.
Think long term. Think about your future happiness. Don’t get caught up in petty bickering. Don’t fight. Don’t give away more than you have to. Be uncomprimising about your kids. Compromise about everything else.
My divorce 7 years ago was short but tense, as I imagine they all are. We worked a lot of the custody stuff out over coffee and that probably saved a lot in legal fees.
"Be uncomprimising about your kids. Compromise about everything else. "
She can have everything. All I want is tons of time with my kids.
I feel for you Tibbs.
Just wish I knew of a good lawyer to call.
I have a cousin in Houston who’s a lawyer,but, he’s corporate.
I’m hoping you get some peace soon.
Fish
Have the two of you considered mediation? I don’t know if they do that in Texas, but if you both agree to it, it can be a lot quicker and cheaper for both of you. I would highly recommend it, especially for the kids.
That’s a good attitude to have. However don’t let her know it. Women smell desperation on a man like dogs smell fear or sharks smell blood. If you haven’t yet read “The Art of War” by Sun Tsu I strongly suggest you do so this afternoon.
You are already at a disadvantage. She knows you probably better than you know yourself. This isn’t a criticism of you personally, it is just the way things are. Women are nuts durring divorces. Divorces and pregnancy for some reason make women go nuclear. I know this will be hard for you but try not to be nice. You’re a nice guy and in this arena that is an easily exploited weakness. You have to think in crisis management mode. There is no way to win this fight, just limit how bad and ugly it will be. Get a good lawyer and listen to him or her. If you get a flake lawyer don’t be afraid to change counsel as soon as you think you are getting bad advice. Some things are very hard to undue once it is set in stone.
Have a nice day. 
The papers where served this morning and trust me she has no interest in any civlity.
Can you go the mediation route?
Dude hearing that made MY balls shrivel up.
as a (mostly) non-bitter divorced man (no kids), who was so hurt that my wife wanted a divorce after 6 years that I did not hire a lawyer and essentially walked away with a couch and a car, i can say two things: one - I don’t regret leaving behind all the material posessions that we shared, and two - it would be nice to have some of those things now. so, good luck getting all the time with your kids that you can … and maybe think about not taking on the pressure of having to start a household entirely from scratch right off the bat.
good luck.
Divorce lawyers can be vultures. Minimize them them as much as possible.
Try to work out all the details between yourself and the wife without the aid of lawyers if possible. Comunication is key. The legal fees in our divorce were only about $1500. because we worked out everything before seeing a lawyer. We then went to the lawyer and said this is exactly what we want and draw up the legal documentation. The lawyer then commented that if all divorces were as intelligent as ours then he would be out of business.
In contrast a friend of mine made an offer to his wife on how to split everything but the wife went to see a lawyer. The lawyer convinced her that she deserved more and the whole thing ended up going to court. $70,000 in legal fees later the judge awarded her exactly what he had offered in the first place.
Hope you can work this out.
Tibbs
Just thought you should know that your posts here are likely discoverable in any divorce proceeding and if you are pursuing a litigious resolution to your marriage you may want to be somewhat careful about the content and nature of your posts to this and any board.
I haven’t followed your saga, so I really don’t know if any of your posts are at all damaging to you.
I haven’t followed your saga, so I really don’t know if any of your posts are at all damaging to you.
And the understatement of the board award goes to…
I still am not really convinced that you dont love this woman with all your heart…and she you. Times can get tough for all of us…you were married one day, on that day there was only love and no thoughts of divorce…where did that go? We all know it is still there - never say never when it comes to being in love. Love is forever.
sorry to hear that.
keep your head up, I’ll buy you a virtual beer. One of these days, I’ll make it real.
Sorry to hear that.
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Rob
Now that jerk PI atty from Cheeseland is going to start to gripe again…I am sure of it.
Love is forever.
And the biggest BS post goes to…
Things change, people change, feelings change. It is the way of life.