Brittney McClinton
Senior Associate - Family Law
Mar 27, 2024
Modifications to divorce decrees may be difficult, and having an experienced attorney on your side is almost a necessity.
...Mar 18, 2024
Some individuals need financial help following a divorce. Courts may order one party to pay the other spousal maintenance, or a divorci...
Mar 11, 2024
The last thing two people madly in love, actively planning for a future together want to do is give plausibility to the idea of a futur...
Feb 23, 2024
Family law cases take time to sort out. This goes especially for ending a marriage. The average Texas divorce takes six months to a yea...
Aug 14, 2023
For some people getting divorced, the idea of finding someone new is the furthest thing from their minds. For others, divorce is actual...
Jul 31, 2023
Is there a feeling more nerve-wracking than the one you get waiting for a family court judge to issue a decision? After all, these ruli...
Jul 10, 2023
One of your priorities as a parent is supporting your children, both financially and emotionally. However, your financial circumstances...
May 4, 2023
Alimony, often called spousal maintenance or spousal support in Colorado, refers to periodic payments made by a higher-earning spouse t...
Apr 26, 2023
In Colorado, spousal maintenance, also known as “alimony,” is often awarded to one spouse after divorce. Most people know t...
Apr 20, 2023
Let’s be honest, few people who are getting a divorce want to financially support their ex-spouse in the future. In Colorado, though, m...
Apr 19, 2023
Spousal maintenance, commonly referred to as alimony or spousal support, is meant to get the lower-earning spouse back on their feet af...
Apr 17, 2023
The sudden loss of employment can catch anyone off guard. You may lose certainty over what you can afford until you find a new job — an...
Apr 6, 2023
You’re probably familiar with terms such as “child custody” and “alimony.” However, you may not hear thos...
Apr 5, 2023
Until 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed paying spouses to deduct spousal support payments and required the receiving spo...
Feb 10, 2023
Calculating spousal maintenance can get tricky in Texas divorce cases. This article answers some common questions about this issue and ...
Jan 30, 2023
If you and your spouse acquired significant assets during your marriage, or one of you came into the marriage with considerable wealth,...
Jan 29, 2023
Unfortunately, divorce can bring out the worst in people. Your spouse may waste marital assets, lie about having an affair, or try to c...
Jan 26, 2023
The late American actor John Barrymore observed a century ago that “You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.” Barr...
Jan 25, 2023
It has been called “the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.” Then again, when it comes to alimony, you rarely find anyone who is ha...
Jan 23, 2023
For many years, family law was not particularly friendly to men. Courts often relied on antiquated gender roles to make decisions about...
Jan 10, 2023
This is a common scenario: spouses decide to end their marriage, and they don’t want to drag it out; but one of them is concerned havin...
Jan 9, 2023
A lack of financial resources can keep people stuck in an abusive marriage. Your spouse may limit your access to money, earn a higher i...
Dec 22, 2022
Modifications to alimony, legally known as spousal support in Texas, can be difficult to receive. We provide answers to some of the mos...
Sep 13, 2022
For many years, family law was not particularly friendly to men. Courts often relied on antiquated gender roles to make decisions about...
May 3, 2022
Alimony, also referred to as spousal support or spousal maintenance, is a legal obligation one spouse has to provide financial support ...
Mar 4, 2022
Divorcing Coloradans may be surprised to learn that some retirement benefits can count as income for alimony determination. in Colorado...
Feb 17, 2022
Colorado courts consider a number of factors when awarding alimony including how much each spouse makes. Determining your income can be...
Jan 21, 2022
Parents getting divorced who already have preexisting child support obligations may wonder how they’ll meet all of their financial resp...
Feb 11, 2021
A common question our family law attorneys get on a regular basis is: is mediation required? The answer is: yes. Family law attorney Al...
Aug 16, 2018
If you’re like many people in the midst of divorce, your heart sinks every time you think about the issue of alimony. You may feel disc...