An Outline for Taking Charge of Your Divorce

John K. Grubb
Attorney
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 301
Houston, Texas 77027
www.johnkgrubb.com
www.houstonpremarital.com

  • You and your attorney
    • Hiring
    • Working with
    • Following advice
    • Remember who is the employer and who is the employee
  • Objectives
    • Best outcome
    • Reasonable outcome
    • Worst case outcome
  • Strategies
    • Develop an overall plan
    • Prepare your offense
    • What is your defense
  • Organization
    • Inventory of assets and liabilities
    • Documents and summaries for your attorney
    • Request for production
    • Interrogatories
    • Bullet points
  • Dealing with soon to be ex-spouse
    • “When in doubt, take the high road out”
    • Do not say or do anything that you do not want to see on the front page of the Houston Chronicle or all over the internet
    • Be reasonable
    • Do not discuss the past
    • Direct conversations to the future
  • Expect the unexpected
    • From your soon to be ex-spouse
    • From your spouse’s attorney
    • From a time stand point
    • From the Court system
    • From the result
  • After the Judge says “you are divorced”
    • Read the Decree – before it is signed and re-read after it is signed
    • Change beneficiaries
    • Be prepared to do things by yourself for yourself
    • Forgive and forget?
    • Are you disabled?
    • Building a new life

If you would like further information about Texas divorces, please contact Houston divorce lawyer John K. Grubb.



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