RESOURCES | We’ve pulled together these resources to help clarify common family law matters and we’re here to answer any questions you may have during what we know can be an emotionally overwhelming time.
While the best interest of the child is still the primary standard applied in custody cases, Covid-19 has given new meaning to the concept of a child’s best interest. It has been understood that putting... Read More >
The are four main categories in family law where children are involved: Conservatorship, Possession and Access, Child Support and Medical Support. Often, parents start a case asking for “50/50 Custody.” I hear those terms…a lot.... Read More >
Addiction is everywhere and nowhere, write Diane Rae Davis and Katherine Wormer (Addiction Treatment). It is everywhere because addiction is among rich and poor, in all regions, all ethnic and social groups, and certainly in... Read More >
Being a good parent is hard. Being divorced is really hard. Making good parenting decisions with someone you don’t often agree with is very hard. And then, Covid…. Covid-19 has turned our lives upside down... Read More >
Raising children is expensive, trust me. I have two and they’re always needing food, shelter and clothes…ugh. But, they’re worth every penny. In Texas, the State Legislature has promulgated a formula for calculating child support.... Read More >
As our nation reemerges from the quarantine of COVID19, we find ourselves in truly unprecedented times. It has been nearly 100 years since our world’s last major pandemic – the Spanish Flu of 1918. The... Read More >
Over the course of a year, the disparity between a Texas Standard/Expanded Standard possession schedule and a 50/50 schedule amounts to less than one day every other week, but Texans spend millions of dollars fighting... Read More >
Everyone has a vested interest in defeating COVID-19 by “flattening the curve.” For some, the concern is their own health and mortality. Others may be more concerned about spreading the disease. There are some with... Read More >
We all find ourselves suddenly having to adjust to a drastically new normal…one that we had never ever anticipated or imagined before, because it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen in our lifetime. COVID-19 continues to... Read More >
Co-parenting children can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Amidst a global pandemic like COVID-19, co-parenting can seem next to impossible. Parents may have increased anxiety and stress due to extra obstacles. For example,... Read More >
Hunter Biden, a.k.a. Baby Daddy Biden, has found himself in a tricky situation—a paternity action. Last May, Lunden Alexis Roberts filed a paternity action in Arkansas requesting that the court find that Biden is the... Read More >
If Texas legalizes marijuana, courts and family law practitioners should not presume parents are negligent or endangering their child if they are consuming marijuana as authorized. Should parents’ rights to their children be impacted because... Read More >
Earlier last month, the ever-controversial R. Kelly (Robert Kelly) was sent to jail because he owed approximately $161,000 in past due child support, showing that not even celebrities are above the law. According to CNN,... Read More >
In the last decade Texas has seen hundreds of corporate offices pop up across the state. With its healthy business environment and growing talent pool, Texas is like a magnet for corporate relocation. There are... Read More >
Any divorce lawyer will tell you — the best way to avoid divorce is to stay unmarried. But, marriage and family are a wonderful life experience that many people look forward to. Texas is a... Read More >
