While it’s easy to cite the long-standing divorce statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce, it appears that the United States’ divorce rate has been steadily declining over time and is currently at its lowest point in 50 years. According to an article by Forbes, there were 994,000 divorces and annulments in 2000…

As a business owner, you worked hard and spent considerable resources to develop trade secrets specific to your company that no one else knows, and this gives you a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Perhaps your technology team created an innovative computer program or food formula, or you finally implemented unique business methodologies you’ve been…

If your attorney says you have a divorce deposition scheduled soon, we won’t blame you for having a confused and possibly worried look. After all, most people getting divorced for the first time don’t hear legal terms like this often, and even the word “deposition” or “being deposed” can sound a little ominous. The good…

Christman Attorneys, is a boutique law firm with a unique and refreshing approach to complex conflicts. Our highly skilled attorneys focus in family law, probate, estate planning, civil litigation, business and corporate law, real estate, and mediation. We provide intelligent solutions and results-oriented advocacy. That’s the buttoned-up, professional way of explaining what we do.…

When our estate planning and probate attorneys sit with clients for the first time, one of the more frequent questions we get asked is if it’s possible to avoid probate in Texas. Naturally, most people would rather avoid this legal step because of its reputation for being lengthy, confusing, costly, and emotionally draining for the…

Many clients hear our attorneys mention the term “pour-over will” and assume we are talking about a standard last will and testament. In other words, they think they are one and the same. The reality is that these are separate documents with unique roles in your estate planning strategy, and they can go a long…

Most people don’t hear the term emancipated minor very often. And if they do, it’s usually in reference to Hollywood child stars who, for various personal and business reasons, choose to split from their parents and are granted the legal capacity of an adult through a court process. There have been plenty of these high-profile…

Being sued is the last thing anyone wants. This is especially true when you genuinely believe you did nothing wrong or what happened  was unintentional and a simple misunderstanding. So how do you avoid being sued in the first place? Well, the reality is that anyone can be sued, whether because they injured someone, are…

Denton County is one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation, with thousands of individuals and families flocking here every day to buy or sell a home, open a brick-and-mortar business, purchase land, etc. And regardless of whether those transactions go through smoothly or hit a few unfortunate legal snags, real estate law will come…

Texas is a community property state. In lay terms, that means most of the assets and debts you and your spouse accumulated during your marriage (the house, cars, boats, furniture, joint bank accounts, mortgages, etc.) are considered jointly owned. In other words, your home and assets may be just as much theirs as yours, no…