Sep 04
What is Child Abuse? Both of the managing partners of our firm have children so we understand how sensitive this topic is. People love their children. In fact, most of the parents that admit abusing their child will tell you that they love their children. However, some parents either abuse the child when they get angry or upset, when they abuse alcohol or drugs, or if they have a psychological illness, for no reason at all. Texas child abuse laws criminalize physical, emot...
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Moving Your Child to Another School When a couple with children splits up, a common problem is: where do the kids go to school? If the parents are just living down the road from each other or they live in the same school district, then this isn't usually an issue. However, a much more common situation is where the parents end up living in different school districts or if parents disagree about which school to send their children to. This means that your children could sudd...
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Do you have visitation rights to your children with your ex-spouse or ex-partner though you don't have custody? Though many people use the word "custody" quite loosely, it is a word that people typically use to describe the parent that has the right to designate the child's residence. What happens if you are exercising visitation that the court awarded you, but then your ex decides to move to another city? What if they are planning on moving out of the state o...
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Your kids are important to you so I'm sure that you want to know how you can get or keep custody. Many clients often worry about how a judge or jury would decide on which parent would be awarded custody. It is important to point out that by “custody,” most people mean which parent gets to determine the primary residence of the child. In other words, which parent will the child live with? As for which parent is awarded this right, the Family Code dictates that a judg...
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One of the most areas of Texas Family Law undergoing the most change is Grandparents Rights. In general, Grandparents have limited rights to their grandchildren. For most Grandparents, that is not a problem - they work out things with the kids and grand-kids just fine. However, sometimes grandparents don't have great relationships with their children and thus have to resort to filing a lawsuit for visitation and/or custody. (more…)
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In my last blog, Understanding Stock and Restricted Stock Options, we explained stock options and restricted stock options as employee benefits. If you have received one of these benefits from your company, you need to consider what will happen to them now that you are filing for a divorce. Another similar factor to consider are restricted stock units (RSU). If you have restricted stock units, you need to know how they work as well as what will happen to them in your divorce. What are Restr...
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Modifying a Prior Custody Order Modifying an earlier custody determination under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is governed by §152.202 and §152.203 of the Texas Family Code. § 152.202 outlines Texas’s exclusive continuing jurisdiction over custody determinations and §153.203 describes how Texas courts may not modify child custody determinations made by the courts of another state. If a Texas court has issued a final order in an e...
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One of the most important things that people have to consider when deciding whether or not to seek a jury trial is the cost. How much will it cost for your attorney to adequately prepare for a jury trial? How much will you spend on miscellaneous court costs and other fees? A Texas family jury trial is a final hearing on the issues of your case. This is the point that the Court will make a final decision as to how your property will be characterized and divided and/or make a decision regardin...
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Brian and his staff were great. Brian’s direction and expertise provided me with the legal information relevant for my needs over several years now. He listens and is steadfast which gave me comfort in the courses of action. I highly recommend him.Brian and his staff were great. Brian’s direction and expertise provided me with the legal information...
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