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💎 Top Family Lawer Scene in SA Magazine, 2022
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Mother’s Parental Rights Terminated Example Case From 2023
Here is a link to an example 2023 Texas case where the parent's parental rights were entirely terminated at the trial level, which was affirmed at appeal: Termination of parental rights case The following facts where the mother lost parental rights applied to the case...
7 Common Abusive Phrases Said Narcissists In Divorce (Infographic)
Does the Exclusive Right To Decide Primary Residence Include the Right to Choose Schools?
If You Ask the internet or ChatGPT, you will get an answer like this: In Texas, if you are granted the exclusive right to establish the primary residence of the child in a divorce, it generally means that you have the authority to determine where the child will...
If You Die, Does Your Child Support Go Away In Texas? (Nope)
In general, child support obligations do not automatically cease upon the death of a parent. Child support is typically intended to provide financial support for the child's well-being and upbringing, and the obligation is typically considered separate from the...
What Happens If You File Your Own Divorce And Do Not Include the Child Custody Part?
ChatGPT and other internet sources may state something along the lines of this relating to what happens if you do not include your SAPCR in a Texas case: In Texas, SAPCR stands for "Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship," which is a type of legal action that...
If You Fail To Designate A Case Evaluator As a Witness For Your Custody Trial, Can You Still Use Them? Probably Not
In Texas family law cases, if you want to use a court-appointed case evaluator as an expert witness during your trial, it is generally advisable to properly designate them as an expert during the discovery phase of your case. During discovery, parties exchange...
Does the Custody Evaluator Always Determine Which Parent Wins “Primary”?
The case evaluator, also known as a custody evaluator, is a professional appointed by the court to assess and make recommendations regarding child custody arrangements. However, it's important to note that the case evaluator's recommendations are not binding, and the...
Is a Personal Injury Settlement Community Property
Summary of the Law: Any lost wages are community property which belong to both spouses. Compensation for medical bills, mental anguish, and suffering are separate property. Key Quote From the Case: "Recovery for personal injuries to the body, including mental pain and...
Can You Be Ordered To Pay Attorney’s Fees From Your Separate Property In Texas?
Summary: Even if the community estate does not have enough money to pay legal fees, the Trial court can award attorney's fees from the separate property of a spouse. INTEREST OF APN, 655 SW 3d 55 - Tex: Court of Appeals, 5th Dist. 2022 INTEREST OF...
Child Custody In a Prenup
While there are a lot of matters that you can agree on with your soon-to-be spouse in a prenup, agreeing that you will not have a custody battle is NOT one of them. And, during a marriage, you also cannot contract on matters relating to visitation, child support or...
Texas Spousal Maintenance Law 2023
Jennifer Anne Cannon-Hunter, Appellant,v.Bradford L. Hunter, Appellee. No. 03-21-00332-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin. Filed: February 16, 2023. Appeal from the 345th District Court of Travis County, No. D-1-FM-19-007683, the Honorable...
We Can Handle Your Divorce From Overseas, In Texas
Our Firm has been helping people get divorced all over the world for years. If you are a TEXAS resident but you are stationed elsewhere to conduct your public service, then you are permitted to be divorced here in Texas, even if you are not physically located here....
Parental Alienation is a Form of Child Abuse
I was sitting in a courtroom watching the closing remarks of a jury trial not long ago. The trial was one where the jury would decide on child custody between two parents. One of the experts appointed on the case stood up and talked about parental alienation. The...
10 Things That A Lawyer Will Tell You NOT To Do During Your Texas Divorce
If you ever find yourself in the middle of a divorce case, you will be astonished at how many rules apply to you during that time. The Court takes a sort of possession and ownership of your assets during this time, so you do not have the same measure of control that...
Separate and Community Property in Texas
The reason it matters, is because separate property is not divided by the Judge in the divorce case. Separate property stays with the owner. The property owned by a spouse before a marriage is separate. The Property inherited or received by gift is separate. ...
Gaslighting in Divorce
Hypervigiliance
Handling the Small Business in Your Divorce Case
Finding Cruel Treatment in Divorce Cases
Here are 3 times when a court in Texas recently found cruel treatment had occurred and awarded one spouse more money than the other in the divorce outcome:The Court found cruel treatment in the Texas case of Orzechowski in 2021 where husband was calling wife demeaning...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder From Texas Divorce Lawyer’s Perspective
If you are interviewing lawyers for your divorce case and you think you might be married to a narcissist, this post can help you. Please understand that there are numerous different styles of family law lawyers out there and that who you choose will vastly impact...
Telephone Access To Your Child During Your Divorce
Experienced family law lawyers may tell you that if you and your spouse are separated and in the middle of divorce that fighting about telephone access is often the first major battle that occurs between parents. This is because, one parent may feel insecure about...
Are Text Messages Used In Divorce Cases?
I want you to think of all the times you said things to your spouse during the last several years via text message. All of those text messages can become a part of evidence in your divorce case. This includes even the naked pictures you might have sent to your...
Child Therapists During Divorce (Yes or No?)
To be honest with you, as a mother and child custody lawyer, the idea of a child therapist used to really scare me. I was worried my child could be manipulated by the therapist into saying private things about our family.This article is a brief overview of my new...
Borderline Personality Disorder In Your Texas Divorce
INVASION OF PRIVACY
Today, with all of the recording devices floating around in each of our pockets, privacy is more narrow than ever. But, there are several significant legal rights that you continue to have to your privacy, including before, during and after your divorce.The Cook...
How long does it take to get a divorce in San Antonio, Texas?
A divorce in San Antonio, Texas typically takes anywhere from 61 days to 1.5 years. For purposes of this post, use the elevator as your visual aid. The more stops on the elevator you take, the longer the entire ride is going to be. LEVEL 1: File the petition. LEVEL...
How Fast Can I Get Divorced in San Antonio?
A divorce can feel like a slow motion OR rushing waterfall in that your life takes something of a PLUNGE into the great unknown and the end of the divorce is your landing onto a new stream of hope. We know that divorces can be scary and that learning the most about...
Limerence vs Love (Infographic From Part As Friends)
Attorneys Fees In Divorce
Child Custody Modification Law
👨👩👧👦 The parties in the lawsuit went to mediation over child custody. 💰 Neither parent was ordered to pay child support. ⏱ Both parents were ordered to share equally in time with the child. 🗺 Both parents were ordered to raise the child in one geographic area...
Motion To Withdrawal Example
Motion To Withdrawal Example With OrderThis document was used in court successfully by a lawyer to remove themself from the case after starting a lawsuit for a client. The example below shows the lawyer disclosing that his client was planning to file for bankruptcy...
Do Protective Order Lawyers Have Immunity From Sanctions?
Case Takeaway: Regardless of what a lawyer does when setting up a protective order against someone on behalf of the state, the lawyer will have complete government immunity and cannot be sanctioned or sued by another lawyer in any capacity.Do lawyers that set up...
Divorce If a Spouse Dies Before It’s Over
Case Takaways: If a spouse dies after the divorce has been filed, but before the case is finalized, then the divorce case cannot continue. Wife filed a divorce, and then husband died after the filing of the petition. Wife had husband's children answer the lawsuit....
Texas Plenary Power Rule
Case Takeaway If you get divorced, and the divorce decree awards money to your spouse from a retirement account, then the Court will make sure you get money from that retirement account long after the case is over, regardless of whether you file a QDRO at the time of...
Case Where Husband Did Not Disclose Assets To Wife And Relied on Catchall Phrase
Case Takeaways Husband and wife were getting divorced. They went to mediation. At mediation Husband told wife about their assets, including a bonus he received for $60,000, but did not tell her about a bonus he received the same year for $230,000. The parties...
Abusive Husband Divorce Case
Case Takeaways 😣Wife married husband, and it became a nightmare. 😟Wife got herpes 1 & 2 from husband 7 years into the marriage as well as another STD which she was able to cure. 👮🏽♀️Wife was choked by husband, and reported it to the police. 👿Wife filed for...
Texas Mediation Case
Case Takeaways 👨🏼💼👩💼Husband and wife were going through a divorce. 🤝They brought their case to mediation, which is a formal meeting where you try to settle your case without needing to go to trial. 📑Husband and wife settled their case at mediation and signed papers...
Judge Ordering Exclusive Use of Residence On Temporary Orders
Case Takeaways The Judge has the power to order one spouse will live in the house exclusively during the pending divorce. 👩🏼💼🏡 You cannot file an interlocutory appeal to undo an order by a trial court that one spouse will reside in the house during a divorce case....
TCPA Texas Case
Case Takeaways ⚮Husband and Wife had a divorce case. 👩🏼💼 Wife was awarded the marital home in the decree. 🏡 👩🏼💼Wife agreed to refinance the home to remove husband from the mortgage as a part of the decree. 🏡 📝Wife signed a deed of trust to secure assumption (a paper...
Mental Health Evaluation / Divorce Case
Case Takeaways Wife accused husband of committing domestic violence against her 👩🏼💼 Husband accused wife of being mentally unwell because of her accusation. 👨💻 Husband requested that wife get a mental health evaluation at the order of the Court. 🧐 Court said we will...
Offer of Proof Case
Case Takeaways 👨🏼💼During the divorce trial, husband's lawyer asked the wife whether husband was violent with her. 👩🏻🦳She said he hit her so many times that she lost track. 👨🏼💼Husband's lawyer objected to that response, but the doctrine of invited error applied (the...
Bill of Review Case From Default Judgement Lost By Husband
Case Takeaways It was a 2022 San Antonio Divorce case. 👨👩👧 Wife is able to finalize the divorce without husband knowing the divorce was happening. 😱 And, normally, husband would have been able to appeal the case, but he missed the deadline to appeal. 📆 So, all he...
Texas Standing Law
Texas Standing Law for Civil Lawsuits (Memorandum Opinion) PDF Download. Standing answers the question, who is allowed to file a particular type of lawsuit?Law Regarding Standing "Standing deals with the issue of whether a litigant is the proper person to bring a...
Case Where CSR QDRO Was Voided By Court
Case Takeaways ⚮ Sharon and William divorced in 2000 after twenty-two years of marriage. 🪖 William worked as a civilian with the Department of the Navy for 22 years while married and for 13 years while not married. 💰The divorce decree awarded Sharon "50% of...
What Can Happen If You Do Not Have a Fair Division Of Property In Your Divorce
Key Case Takeaways: (Full Case Text Below) Forrest W. Wagner, on behalf of his client, won a divorce appeals case in Dallas.💪 In the divorce, without husband being present, wife awarded herself 100% of the house 🏠 In the divorce, without husband being present,...
Houston Appellate Lawyer Wins Custody Case For Mom
Case Takeaways: Sarah Hirsch Joyce with Schlanger Silver 👩🏼💼(not affiliated with The Part As Friends Company) is one of the best appellate family law attorneys actively practicing in Harris County in 2022.💪 Ms. Joyce prevailed for her client and the opposing side...
How To Keep Your Kids Safe If You Are Divorcing An Alcohol Abuser
This blog post will run through the best tips and things to know if you are going through a divorce and you are married to a person who drinks too much alcohol. The tips on this post are focused on divorces with children, but could be useful to know for any case.It is...
When Does Child Support End In Texas?
Here is the Texas Code on when Child Support Ends In Texas: Sec. 154.001. SUPPORT OF CHILD. (a) The court may order either or both parents to support a child in the manner specified by the order: (1) until the child is 18 years of age or until graduation from high...
Texas Child Support Laws (Free Download)
Here are the Texas Child Support Laws, all provided in this free download: Texas Child Support PDF Please note this is the actual laws from the statutes on Child support and is not an interpretation or manuscript explaining the laws. This is useful to have printed...
Termination of Father’s Rights Cases By State (Infographic)
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