Our Team Works To Provide You With
A New Lease On Life
If you have children and you’re getting divorced, the phrase that judges and family lawyers come back to time and time again is “acting in the best interest of the children.” That phrase also figures into a key piece of Texas case law dealing with whether parents can...
One of the most challenging aspects of being a divorced parent is that your children are moving between two separate households. To make matters more complicated, one of the most challenging times to be a parent, whether you’re married, in the process of divorcing, or...
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 a curious bill out of Guam pertaining to child support that we’re not sure is going to catch on, but it definitely provides some food for thought. Whereas child support typically starts when a child is born —once the courts are able to prove that the presumed...
You might know April 1 strictly as April Fools’ Day, a holiday dedicated to jokes, but it’s a significant annual milestone for divorced parents in Texas who are trying to make their summer plans. As we detailed in an earlier blog article, that’s the day that the Texas...
Thanks to a new law that’s been passed in the Texas Legislature during the 2021 session, there’s a pathway for people who have lost their parental rights in Texas to get them back. It’s a big deal, because in the past, once your parental rights were terminated, they...
You may have heard about recent efforts to change the standard possession orders in the Texas Family Code. The bill before the Texas Legislature, House Bill 803, would shift how many divorced parents in Texas have their parenting time apportioned. There’s a Fox 7...
Do females get the edge over males in child custody battles? The answer might surprise you.
Parental alienation can impact what happens in the courtroom, during and after a divorce.
Child sexual abuse is one of the most horrible, unthinkable crimes out there. Most of us rightly know how wrong it is and how potentially damaging it can be. Of course, there's more awareness about it now than ever before. It's not something that just gets swept under...