Sep 08
Discovery is a process involving the exchange of documents, information, and other potential evidence between parties to a lawsuit. This exchange requires evidence supporting your claims and defenses in the case and evidence supporting the other party's claims and defenses. In Texas, we have open discovery, which means both sides are expected to turn over all of his or her evidence well before trial. The idea behind it is if both parties have access to the same information, then those ...
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Trial happens when litigants cannot agree on the contested issues, which is less than 10% of the time, but it’s always best to prepare for it. Trial is a final hearing so that a Court can make those decisions. A settlement avoids Court, but may include terms that are unfair or unacceptable. Trial puts these decisions into the hands of a Judge or Jury. Trials are the most difficult thing that lawyers do. Most lawyers in Texas spend their whole careers without being in tri...
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When spouses divorce, there must be a division of their property. There are two types of property that spouses can own: community property and separate property. Simply put, community property is any property that is not separate property. Tex. Fam. Code § 3.002. (more…)
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