In Texas, adultery or infidelity may play a significant role in how a divorce unfolds, impacting asset division in a divorce and even custody issues to a certain extent. Here’s how adultery generally affects the divorce process in Texas: 1. Grounds for Divorce: No-Fault Divorce: Texas allows for “no-fault” divorces, where neither spouse has to [...]
Creating a Will is extremely important for individuals that have a sizable estate in the Dallas and DFW metroplex. Time and time again, individuals refuse to properly prepare for death and do not see the proper preparation of a legal and valid will as a necessity. When you refuse to prepare a Will, then your [...]
Now is the time to review your 2024 Holiday Visitation Schedule with your children. Here is a reminder of the current Texas Family Law Code’s Standard Possession Order for the 2024 Holidays. Texas 2023 Family Law Code’s Standard Visitation Guidelines for Thanksgiving: The possessory conservator or non-primary conservator shall have possession of the child in [...]
Effective September 1, 2019 The Texas Child Support Division of the Attorney General increased the Maximum child Support under the Texas Child Support Guidelines from $8,550 to the “new cap”of net monthly resources to $9200 annually. This change in the law will increase the amount of maximum child support from of $1,710.00 to $1,840.00 monthly [...]
Creating a Will is extremely important for individuals that have a sizable estate in the Dallas and DFW metroplex. Time and time again, individuals refuse to properly prepare for death and do not see the proper preparation of a legal and valid will as a necessity. When you refuse to prepare a Will, then your [...]
Many professions create impositions on conservators making a standard possession order inapplicable and unworkable. The Court may deviate from a standard possession order if the order is inappropriate or unworkable in reference to the schedules of both the conservators and the child. Unique professions and irregular school schedules for children allow the Court to have [...]
Has the time come to seriously start thinking about divorcing your Addict Spouse? After much heartbreaking soul searching has the time to break the downhill addictive spiral come for you and your family? Have you decided to stop the instability and damaging personal assaults the addictive spouse and parent has inflicted on the entire family? [...]
Mom and Dad are divorcing or have been divorced and are now sharing joint custody of their children in the same city in Texas. One parent receives a letter from the other parent’s attorney requesting that this parent be allowed to relocate the children to another state so he/she may take a better job position [...]
In the State of Texas, interference with child custody is punishable both civilly and criminally. According to the Texas Family Code, a person who takes, retains, or conceals the whereabouts of a child at a time when another person is entitled to possession or access of the child may be liable for civil damages to [...]
