Parents of a child with special needs who live in Texas soon learn that such a child is eligible for many governmental benefits. They also learn that careful financial planning will be necessary to maximize the amount of such benefits that may be available to their...
Year: 2020
Should you ‘stay together for the kids’?
Parents in Texas may try to “stay together for the kids” but when their marriage is failing, divorce may be the best option for all involved. Parents may wonder if there is a good (or bad) age for their children to experience divorce. The following is a brief overview...
How does Texas legally handle child custody matters?
Parents in the Sweetwater area who have children may wonder how the courts will resolve matters if they are in the process of ending their relationship with their partner. For starters, in its official language, Texas does not use the words child custody and...
Celebrity divorce litigation shows divorce is complicated
While divorce is not always complicated, when it becomes complicated, it becomes very complicated. This is because divorce effects all aspects of one’s life, including our children and business interests. A prime example of this is currently happening in the divorce...
How child custody determinations are made
Raising children in Texas is not always an easy job. Parents must teach them to do many different tasks, teach them right and wrong, discipline them and make many decisions for them along the way. When parents are together, most of the time they discuss major...
Family law: a diverse and often challenging legal universe
What exactly is family law? That might seem to be a quickly and simply answered question, but it actually spotlights one of the most widely varied and complex of all legal realms. And here’s why: People and human relations are centrally at the heart of virtually...
Finding fault in a Texas divorce
Few spouses decide to file for divorce without reason. Some marriages fall apart due to dishonesty or infidelity. Criminal activity or mishandling of finances can create rifts in a marriage, too. Whatever the reason for divorce, Texas divorce law handles fault in a...