These are the seven family law bills to keep your eye on during the 88th legislative session.
Texas Family Law During the 88th Legislative Session (2023)
Who Burnt the Bacon? Accountability in Cooking, Coddling, and Custody Cases
Bluntly stated: no accountability= no credibility.
What Happens Online, Doesn’t Stay Online: How Social Media May Affect Your Family Law Case
A petty Instagram post or a Twitter outburst may be a temporary relief borne out of frustration or hopelessness, but the consequences of venting online have routinely come back to haunt litigants in court.
Buckle up, Y’all–Texas Family Law post-Roe
By: E.A. Putman It's been a week. I figured as a professional in a business where the dynamic (and sometimes dysfunction) of the family unit is at the center, it was time for me to address the elephant in the room. I may get commended or I may get cancelled, but a bit of a …
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I Ain’t Mad At Cha: How Changing Your Mindset Can Change Your Family Law Case
Change is the common theme in family law. From married to divorce. From parties attempting to co-parent without government intervention to parties abiding by a court order outlining visitation and child support.
I Want to Break Free: The Composition of Same-Sex Marriage and Divorce in Texas
The 5–4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges meant that State officials were required to perform and recognize the marriages of same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as the marriages of opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities, including the dissolution of the marriage.
Count Yourself Lucky: Dividing Debt During Divorce
Count yourself lucky when dividing debt during a divorce if you walk away emotionally, mentally and financially unscathed and debt free.
Back to School: Who Has the Right to Make the Decisions Concerning the Child’s Education
As students return to school during COVID-19, many parents are faced with decisions that may be in conflict with the other parent's wishes. Will my child attend school virtually or in person?
Adultery, Blessing, Condonation, Divorce, Entanglement (ABCDE): The Alphabet Analysis of a “Will and Jada Type” Divorce
While the Smiths have vowed to remain married, many others in Texas have vowed or will vow that adultery is the ultimate deal breaker and allege as much when they initiate a suit to dissolve the marital relationship. In the case of a Will and Jada type of divorce in Texas, what happens when one spouse commits adultery while the other spouse allegedly gave his or her blessing thereby condoning the affair? When going through a divorce, what does it mean if the affair was just an entanglement? ABCDE. The alphabet analysis.
Bad Blood: Family Law Cases Can Bring out the Worst in People, But Mediation Can Help
Mediation is the alternative to conflict and the best option for those who want to have as much control as possible in the outcome of their case.
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