Enforcements actions can be a source of confusion for many. While enforcement actions actually allow for many different remedies, many view them in the family law context as being simply synonymous with contempt of court.
Enforcement is the act of
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When are you entitled to a jury trial in family law cases?
Only 11 states allow jury trials for divorces. Texas is the only state that allows a jury trial for custody matters. The Texas Constitution guarantees your right to
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Our October monthly free lawyer’s continuing education presentation focused on new cases and legislation affecting Texas family law.
Here’s a link to watch the video on Facebook: https://fb.watch/8SJMhZFiJF/
Here’s the presentation with all the details: What’s New in Texas Family
Continue Reading What’s new in Texas family law this fall?
Here’s the video and download from the Handling the Extra in the Custody Story talk.
MCLE approved for 1.00 – Course #174133451 – for self-reporting your credit.
The pdf of the PowerPoint can be downloaded here: Handling the Extras download
Here’s the
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What are the top 10 cases involving Texas LGBT rights in family law cases? Let’s discuss the relevant US Supreme Court cases involving LGBT rights and then move to the relevant Texas cases.
Here’s a link to my video: https://fb.watch/7vHXl76g1g/
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Here’s the video and download from the Ethics of Social Media talk. MCLE approved 0.50 for this talk — Course # 174125665 for self-reporting your credit. The pdf of the power point can be downloaded here: Ethics of Social Media
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I heard from several judges that there are many lawyers across the state that aren’t clued into the new discovery rules and are messing things up. They asked me to redo my presentation so there would be one link and
Continue Reading The New Discovery Rules Six Months Later — CLE presentation
In an opinion today that will no doubt cause a Pandora’s Box to open in the family courts, the Texas Supreme Court held that “as agreed” possession orders are authorized, valid, and constitutional. Based on the broad and undefined standards
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court authorizes trial court’s unbridled discretion and says family law orders don’t have to be specific or enforceable
The in’s and out’s of an agreement in a family law matter can be complex and hotly contested. This is especially true when a party develops “buyer’s remorse” and wants to undo an agreement he or she did.
There are
Continue Reading To Agree or Not to Agree — What’s the Difference?
I feel like everyone should know by now that we have new discovery rules that have changed the game on a lot of things. Example, we don’t *send* a request for disclosure
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