Sisemore Law Firm, P.C.’s Blog

Texas fans of Terrence Howard might expect that his various roles in major productions have left him with a sizable disposable income. This is not the case, however, according to the “Hustle & Flow” star. Howard recently suggested that he was unable to afford the $325,000 alimony payments to his former wife to whom he was married for only one year. According to the actor,...Read More

Celebrity couples have been getting a lot of press lately for their amicable breakups. Perhaps the most notable among these couples is actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her ex-husband Chris Martin, who coined the term “conscious uncoupling.” Other celebrities have followed suit, including actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr, who announced their divorce earlier this year and said they wished to remain amicable for the...Read More

In the past it was often assumed that mothers were in a better position to care for their children than fathers. As a result, mothers were far more likely than fathers to be granted custody of their children in divorce cases. In recent decades, however, those assumptions have begun to give way to a broader recognition of the importance of having both parents fully involved...Read More

Statistics are often used to describe a number of trends, common occurrences and reasons why this or that might happen. Statistics are extremely common in divorce conversations, and in some cases they might be very informative, but that isn’t always the case. A great attorney knows that each family in North Texas is unique and each divorce requires a personal approach based on a case...Read More

When Texas parents are in the midst of a divorce, it can be easy to forget the impact that the issue has on their children. Divorce represents a fundamental shift in the structure of a family, and while adults are often able to handle those changes, kids can have far more difficulty accepting that their lives are no longer going to be the same. There...Read More