Texas made history back in 2001 when it became the first state to enact the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) (2000), modifying Chapter 160 of the Texas Family Code. The UPA, which became a national standard in 2017, provides states with a uniform legal framework for...
There’s going to be a party at the White House today. Thousands have been invited to the White House lawn to watch President Biden sign the Respect for Marriage Act into law. Passed by Congress last week, Biden characterized the legislation as “a critical step to...
As we are aware, one of the biggest issues related to last year's Presidential elections was the Supreme Court nominee selection after the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Although President Obama picked a well-respected and qualified partisan candidate to...
Thanks to the June 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it's now legal to be married throughout the United States to whomever you love, including our great state of Texas! If a same-sex couple marries in Texas today, and then decides to get...
I'm proud to provide legal services for transgender people in San Antonio and throughout Texas. In some respects, it's the best time in our history to be transgender, as more and more people are becoming aware of transgender people. But as the recent bathroom bill...
It's now been nearly two weeks since the terrible tragedy at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, and after an initial outpouring of support for the victims and the survivors, we're beginning to see the story fade from our collective consciousness. Investigators are still...