Ortman Law Firm — Insights https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog Texas family law and Bexar County probate, explained plainly. en-us Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:31:06 GMT Temporary Orders in a Texas Divorce: What Happens in the First 60 Days https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/temporary-orders-texas-divorce https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/temporary-orders-texas-divorce Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Family Law Who stays in the house, who pays the mortgage, and when each parent sees the children — how temporary orders work in a Bexar County divorce, and how to prepare. Custody or Conservatorship? What Texas Law Actually Calls It https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/custody-vs-conservatorship-texas https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/custody-vs-conservatorship-texas Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Family Law Texas does not use the word custody. Here is what conservatorship, possession and access, and joint managing conservatorship actually mean for your parenting schedule. Bexar County Probate: A Realistic Timeline From Filing to Closing https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/bexar-county-probate-timeline https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/bexar-county-probate-timeline Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Probate & Estates The application, the posting period, the hearing, letters testamentary, notice to creditors, and the inventory — what each step of a Bexar County probate costs in time. Community Property in Texas: What's Yours, What's Both of Yours https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/community-property-texas-division https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/family-law/community-property-texas-division Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Family Law Texas divides marital property in a manner that is just and right — not automatically fifty-fifty. How characterization, tracing, and reimbursement claims actually work. Dying Without a Will in Texas: How Determination of Heirship Works https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/determination-of-heirship-texas https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/determination-of-heirship-texas Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Probate & Estates When there is no will, a Texas court must first decide who the heirs are. What an attorney ad litem does, why two disinterested witnesses are required, and how intestacy actually divides property. Updating Your Will and Beneficiaries After a Divorce https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/updating-will-after-divorce https://ortmanlawfirm.com/blog/probate/updating-will-after-divorce Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Probate & Estates A Texas divorce decree does not rewrite your beneficiary designations, your powers of attorney, or your deeds. Here is the post-decree checklist, in order.