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In Texas, spousal maintenance (also known as alimony) is awarded in limited circumstances and is intended to provide financial support for a spouse who is unable to meet their basic needs after a divorce.

In Texas, property division in a divorce is based on community property law, which means that any property acquired during the marriage is generally considered to be owned equally by both spouses.

In Texas, the courts presume a final decree is the final word about cases. However, it is sometimes possible to modify a prior divorce decree through a legal process known as a modification suit.

While I cannot provide legal advice or guarantee a specific outcome of a case without discussing the facts in detail with a client, I can provide some general information on what factors may be considered in Texas when determining custody arrangements.

Almost all Texas Family Law cases go to mediation at some point during the life of a case. Most litigants agree to mediate but even if they do not, almost all Family Courts require mediation or severely limit your trial time if you decline it.

This is a short letter giving you general instructions on how the court hearing process generally works. I will also give you a separate document with the specifics on how to testify in court. Please read both carefully and let us know if you have any questions. This applies if we have tried to reach an agreement with the other party but have been unable to do so.

If you are a non-custodial parent of a minor child, you are likely under a court order to pay child support for your child. That order was likely part of a divorce proceeding or the result of a petition to establish paternity of the minor child.

Not all that long ago custom dictated that when the parents of a minor child separated the child would remain with the mother absent a compelling reason for the father to retain primary custody of the child.

If you are a father who is contemplating divorce, battling for custody, behind in child support payments, or otherwise embroiled in the legal system...

As the Coronavirus increasingly disrupts our normal lives and routines, the Dallas and Ft Worth Family Courts have been issuing emergency orders to address some of the issues raised by school closings...