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...
Though it may seem an inconvenience and an added expense, there are benefits to having an attorney review any private or business agreement you may be entering into. This is especially true when it comes to your rights as a parent or in some cases, as a donor. As the...
Paternity of a child is automatically established if the parents are married to each other when the child is born. However, in Texas, if the parents of a child are not married at the time of birth, then paternity must be established Typically, paternity tests...
One of the biggest challenges for parents who get divorced, especially when the divorce is relatively still new, is coordinating schedules. The divorce decree will give parents a parenting plan, that will let them know a set schedule of days of the week, weekends of...
