Category Archives: Family Law

Many custodial parents in Texas rely on child support to make ends meet, and they often lack the financial resources to adequately provide for their children when these payments are delinquent. While over $3.5 billion was paid in child support to chi...

For people in Texas who are receiving child support, it is important that the payments are on time and paid in full. Frequent family legal issues that arise center around what to do if the payments are not being made or if there are back payments owe...

Individuals in Texas who are divorcing and dealing with domestic violence in their relationship may want to obtain a protective order. A protective order can stop another individual from stalking or threatening them. In an emergency, a court can issu...

A divorce usually entails determining a plan for any children a couple might have and dividing property and debts. An individual can get a divorce in Texas if they or their spouse have lived in the state for six months or longer. However, a couple us...

When divorcing parents are able to communicate and work together, a judge may order reasonable visitation rights to the non-custodial parent. What this means is that the judge is asking the parents to come up with a visitation plan on their own. Whil...

Paternity is not an issue for most Texas couples. It may become an issue, however, if a couple splits up and the man has reason to doubt he is the child's father. A child born to a married couple is presumed to be the husband's unless medical evidenc...

Collaborative family law in Texas is designed to facilitate peaceable management of disputes in divorce situations. Using a voluntary settlement process, couples may be able to arrive at mutually agreeable terms without the need for adjudication by t...

Texans who find it necessary to enforce the terms of their divorce decrees and annulments may be able to rely on litigation. These lawsuits usually adhere to similar structures as civil lawsuits, for instance, courts may find parties in contempt or a...

In Texas, the law provides that the custodial parent is generally owed child support from the non-custodial parent for the support of their child or children. While the legislature has statutory guidelines in place for the courts to use when determin...

When a former spouse pays their ex-partner any form of post-divorce payment, this is known as alimony or spousal maintenance. Most courts recognize two types of alimony, which include payments ordered by a court and contractual alimony, which is an a...