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.
Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers. Valentine’s Day is about love. It is an opportunity to show others how much we love and appreciate them. After experiencing a difficult breakup, or if you are currently unwillingly single,... Read More >
Anyone who has an ex-spouse is going to feel aftermath from a legal standpoint and an emotional standpoint. I’ve been practicing family law for 29 years and I’m board-certified in family law. My co-author of... Read More >
Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers. Valentine’s Day is about love. It is an opportunity to show others how much we love and appreciate them. After experiencing a difficult breakup, or if you are currently unwillingly single,... Read More >
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 >
The jurisdiction in which divorce proceedings take place can have a significant impact on child and spousal support, custody arrangements and other key aspects of marital dissolution. That is why anyone who is divorcing or... 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 >
Most people resolve their divorce cases without going to court. They choose to work through these alternatives so that they have more control over the outcome of their case. Why Use an Alternative to Divorce... Read More >
With April ending, and May’s bills coming due soon, many people are anxiously waiting to receive their stimulus payment. Under the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, passed last... Read More >
Sheltering in place rules and emergency orders from various Courts in Texas have created new challenges for Family Law Attorneys. Procedurally courts are limiting court appearances only to emergencies or matters deemed essential. Substantively orders... Read More >
Using online tools to communicate with courts and advocate for clients is not that different from doing it in person, say KoonsFuller’s Sally Pretorius and Elizabeth Lippy, founder of Trial Advocacy & Consulting LLC. They... Read More >
