When litigants proceed with their Divorce Cases to trial by judge or trial by jury, the outcome of the case is left to the trier of the fact whether it is the judge on the case or a jury. Litigants have to realize that the ruling of a case whether by a judge or […]
Family Law and the COVID-19 crisis has taken a large number of people by surprise regarding their legal options during these national health emergencies. And, it also opens the door to alternative forms of problem resolution including the mediation process, collaborative law process, and other forms of problem resolution that a lot of people […]
One of the most costly processes in any case especially a divorce case is the cost of drafting and responding to “discovery”. Most clients do not even know what discovery is and much less what it entails and the substantial costs associated with discovery.
In general, the rules in Texas have permissible forms of discovery […]
Is there “alimony” in Texas is a common question by clients in our offices who are pursuing a divorce action. What we always explain to our clients is that there is spousal maintenance in Texas; however, it is not what they expect it to be.
Texas Courts may order spousal maintenance at the time of […]
We represent a lot of clients in divorce actions in Texas Family Law Courts. The majority of the female clients inquire about changing their names or restoring their name to their former surname. In other cases, we have clients that are not involved in a divorce action and request to change their names as […]
Most litigants are not happy with a Court’s ruling especially when a contested custody or property case is presented to a family law judge in Texas.
How much time do I have to file a Motion for a New Trial. A motion for a new trial must be filed before or within 30 days after […]
Clients come into our offices complaining that they did not divorce their previous marriage before getting married again to another person. Their question is – is my current marriage valid? The answer is usually an unequivocal “No”. In general, a person can not be married to 2 persons at the same time.
In order to […]
In Texas, issues arise when 2 people proceed to have a child without the protection of a marital relationship. Under the Texas Family Code, Section 160.201, establishment of the Parent-Child Relationship, the mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by the woman giving birth to the child, an adjudication of the […]
In any suit for divorce in Texas or in a proceeding for maintenance in a Court with personal jurisdiction over both former spouses following the dissolution of their marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over an absent spouse, the Court may order maintenance for either spouse only if the spouse seeking maintenance […]
The issue of a party having increased expenses to exercise their visitation rights is a common occurrence in Texas. Usually the increased expense is the result of a party moving to a different location and causing a change of address and in turn an increased expense for the other parent to visit the children.
Under […]