Law Office of Bryan Fagan PLLC Podcast

Your children are paramount in your life, and for anyone entangled in a child custody dispute in Rockwall County, Texas, understanding how the legal system actually works can bring real peace of mind, so this episode from the child custody attorneys at the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC walks through the terminology and structure Texas uses, starting with the fact that while many states use the w...

This episode of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan podcast walks parents in Rockwall County, Heath, Fate, and Royse City through navigating visitation disputes, starting with the terminology Texas courts actually use, possession, meaning the physical time a parent has with a child, and access, which covers rights like attending school activities, calling, texting, and accessing medical records, and exp...

Collaborative divorce is a Texas process under Chapter 15 of the Texas Family Code in which both spouses sign a participation agreement and each has their own collaborative lawyer, and in this episode the Collaborative Divorce Attorneys in Rockwall County, Texas walk through what that process actually involves, starting with the single most important consequence to understand before signing anythi...

This episode breaks down how Texas law distinguishes between a voidable marriage and a void marriage, and why that distinction determines whether annulment, a suit to declare a marriage void, or divorce is the right legal path for someone in Rockwall County, Texas, or anywhere else in the state. The discussion walks through the statutory grounds for annulment under Subchapter B of Chapter 6 of the...

Mediation gives people in a Texas family law case a chance to resolve disputed issues without asking a judge to decide every one of them, and in this episode the Family Law Mediation Attorneys in Rockwall County, Texas explain how the process actually works, starting with the role of the mediator, who is neutral and does not decide who is right, rule on evidence, divide property, or impose an outc...

A business does not stop operating just because its owner is going through a divorce in Rockwall County, Texas, which means payroll, customers, and daily decisions all continue while questions about ownership, valuation, and division are being sorted out, and in this episode the Business Owner Divorce Attorneys at the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC walk through what actually has to be established...

This episode of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan podcast walks Rockwall County parents — whether in Rockwall, Heath, Fate, or Royse City — through how Texas actually calculates, modifies, and enforces child support, starting with the statutory guideline percentages applied to a paying parent's net resources, twenty percent for one child and stepping up five percent per additional child to a cap o...

This episode breaks down what it actually means for a divorce to be contested in Rockwall County, Texas, starting with the key distinction that contested describes an unresolved issue rather than a hostile relationship, since spouses who communicate well can still disagree about who keeps the house, how a business should be valued, or how conservatorship and possession should work, while a difficu...

This episode explains what actually makes a Texas divorce "high net worth" for families in Rockwall County, starting with the point that the Texas Family Code sets no net-worth threshold and applies the same standard in every case — under Texas Family Code Section 7.001 the court divides the marital estate in a manner it considers just and right, regardless of size — so what changes in a...

This episode explains how an uncontested divorce works for families in Rockwall County, Texas, starting with the basic idea that when spouses already agree on the major terms of their divorce — how to divide property and debt, what custody and possession will look like, and whether spousal support applies — the case can generally move through the court system faster and with far less conflict than...

This episode covers what families in Rockwall County, Texas can expect when facing a divorce, starting with the reality that a Texas divorce is rarely just about ending a marriage, since under Texas Family Code Section 7.001 the court must divide the community estate in a way it considers just and right, which doesn't necessarily mean splitting everything exactly down the middle, and when chil...

This episode looks at what families in Rockwall County, Texas need to know about divorce and custody, starting with the reality that a divorce rarely stays contained to the courtroom and can reshape where children live, how often they move between homes, and how stable their daily routines feel, which in turn can touch a child's emotional well-being, attendance, and grades; the discussion walk...

This episode explores how Texas law treats open marriages and consensual non-monogamy when a divorce is filed, using the story of a couple who agreed to an open relationship only to find that crossed boundaries led to a complex legal dispute, then covering the legal definition of adultery under Texas Family Code and why courts can grant a divorce based on adultery regardless of any prior agreement...

This episode examines whether consent can serve as a defense to adultery in Texas, addressing the common assumption that an open marriage or a mutual understanding between spouses protects against legal consequences, and explaining that Texas law treats adultery as marital misconduct regardless of any private agreement, then walking through traditional fault-divorce defenses such as condonation an...

This episode explains what legally counts as adultery in Texas, distinguishing the strict legal definition from the broader emotional reality of betrayal, addressing whether an affair that occurs after separation but before the divorce is finalized still counts under Texas law, walking through how adultery must be proven in court through circumstantial evidence such as messages, financial records,...

This episode explains what is legally considered adultery in Texas, starting with the definition under Texas Family Code 6.003 as voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse, addressing common myths versus the actual legal standard, walking through the clear and positive proof courts require since mere suggestion or innuendo is insufficient, covering h...

This episode explores how adultery affects divorce proceedings in Texas, starting with the legal definition of adultery and the standards of proof courts require, then moving into whether adultery is treated as a criminal or civil matter, how spouses can lawfully gather evidence such as messages, receipts, and financial records, how proven infidelity can shift property division under Texas's c...

This episode examines how adultery affects divorce proceedings in Texas, covering the legal definition of adultery under Texas Family Code 6.003, whether infidelity qualifies as a criminal offense or is handled purely as a civil matter, the types of direct and circumstantial evidence courts require to prove adultery, how proven infidelity can shift property division away from an even split under t...

This episode breaks down how hidden assets and reimbursement claims work in a Texas divorce, exploring the common tactics spouses use to conceal money, property, or business interests, the legal discovery tools available under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to uncover that hidden information, and how Texas Family Code sections 3.402 and 7.009 govern reimbursement claims and the court's abi...

This episode examines what it actually takes to prove adultery in a Texas divorce, starting with the legal definition of adultery as voluntary sexual intercourse outside the marriage and moving through the practical difference between direct evidence, such as photos or eyewitness testimony, and circumstantial evidence, such as texts, receipts, and financial records, which is far more common and of...

This episode breaks down fraud on the community in Texas divorce cases, exploring the fiduciary duty spouses owe one another over marital property and what happens when that duty is broken through hidden accounts, secret spending, gambling losses, or gifts to an affair partner; it walks through the legal distinction between actual fraud, which requires intent to deceive, and constructive fraud, wh...

In this episode of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan Podcast, we tackle one of the most misunderstood questions in Texas family law: is adultery a crime in Texas, and if not, why does it still matter so much in a divorce, and we walk through the history of adultery law in Texas, from its treatment as a serious criminal offense in the 1800s to its decriminalization in 1973, before explaining the practi...

This episode of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan podcast tackles one of the most emotionally charged questions in Texas family law: can you sue your spouse's affair partner after infidelity ends your marriage, and while the short answer is no since Texas abolished the old common-law claims of criminal conversation and alienation of affection decades ago, the conversation goes on to explain how th...

This episode breaks down one of the most emotionally charged questions we hear from clients going through a divorce in Texas: can you sue the person your spouse cheated with for destroying your marriage, and while many people assume there's a direct path to legal accountability against a third party, Texas law does not recognize alienation of affection claims, meaning a spouse cannot bring a l...

This episode of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan podcast tackles a question many people ask after discovering a spouse's affair: can you actually sue the other person involved in Texas? Attorney Bryan Fagan explains why Texas law does not recognize alienation of affection claims or criminal conversation lawsuits against a third party, even though a number of other states still allow them, and wal...