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Family Law Questions
Can you sue your ex for emotional damage and distress
The topic of emotional distress frequently arises during conversations that we have with our family law clients. People often claim their spouse’s actions have caused them severe psychological trauma, and in the heat of divorce, they want to seek compensation for emotional distress. Suing for psychological damage or emotional distress is an option in Texas...
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Girl on Swing
When parents disagree about issues involving their kids—child custody, visitation, rights, duties and the like—those differences need to be hashed out in court or mediation. In some cases, the court, parents, guardians or a government agency may request that a neutral attorney be brought in to help figure out what arrangements would be in the...
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Man and Woman sitting at a table outside in a park like area. Man is reaching for woman's hands, woman is beginning to place her hand in his.
Can a relationship work after trust is broken? It all depends on the willingness of the parties to be honest about what happened and their desire to mend what has been broken. As a divorce attorney, I’ve had endless conversations with clients about what happens when trust is broken and how to build back trust...
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prisoner in jail cell
If you are a parent in jail custody rights may be a big concern for you. You may be wondering if a parent goes to jail do they lose custody automatically or forever? On the other hand, if your child’s other parent is incarcerated, you may want to know if terminating the parental rights of...
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Can divorced parents live together Exploring Legal Boundaries
Tips for co parenting in the same house As a family law attorney, I talk with clients every day about custody and visitation options for kids when parents decide to split. When it comes to co parenting after divorce, continuing to live together isn’t for everybody but it does work for some exes. The question...
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Putting Father's Names on Birth Certificates Law Navigate the Legal Landscape
We live in a time when the marriage rate is declining, couples are waiting much later to get married (or don’t feel the need to get married at all) and more children are being born out of wedlock. When parents are not married, questions regarding parentage, paternity, birth certificates and child support often arise, including:...
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Where Do You Get Emancipation Papers: Step-by-step Process
While it is very common for parents and their minor children to have disagreements, it is rare for such disputes to escalate to the point where emancipation makes sense. That being said, minors do have the option to seek emancipation in Texas, as long as the requirements for emancipation are met. If you’re a minor...
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Silhouette Man behind bars
Does a felony affect child custody? The short answer is: Yes, of course it can, but not always. A number of factors come into play when a party involved in a custody case has been convicted of or charged with a felony. Some of the factors judges will consider include when the felony occurred, what...
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man locked out of the house by his spouse
Your marriage is on the rocks, you can’t stand being in the same room with your spouse, and you want to get rid of them—can you kick them out of your residence if you live in Texas? OR you’re in a situation where spouse locked me out of house already. What can and should you...
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Sad Child Parents on Beach in Background
Divorce and child custody battles often go hand and hand. If you’re getting a divorce (or never married but split up with your child’s other parent), who gets custody of the child in divorce is probably top of mind. You may also be wondering how to get primary custody, and how custody works in general....
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Two children, one boy one girl are running toward two elderly people, one woman, one man while standing on the front porch of a house. The woman is crouch down with her hands out towards the little girl running towards her. Both the elderly woman and the elderly man have smiles on their faces.
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Two 2D figures stand beside a broken heart opposite a lone figure to show a family’s pain due to malicious parent syndrome
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Fathers with surrogate mother
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