Medical Treatment of a Child – implied consent vs consent not required – Before a physician can perform any medical treatment or procedure on a patient in Texas, they must first receive authority or consent from the patient. The reasoning behind this is based on the patient’s right to either accept or refuse treatment. This…
Read articleModifications in Post Divorce Judgments- Geographic Modification – Getting a divorce can be quite distressing and hurtful for spouses. You go through numerous legal formalities to finalize your divorce. Once it gets finalized, you feel the problems and pain has ended with the end of your relation. But, that’s not how it is always like.…
Read articleSummary of Common Family Law Terms – Over the last few months I have written about the legal concepts related to marriage and attempted to break these concepts into bite-size pieces over a series of blogs. We’ve covered some serious ground in that time – around 15 or so blogs – and my hope is…
Read articleThe curious case of the tort and tortfeasor – While sitting at my desk last night debating which direction to take my next blog, two words kept popping up as I read through a chapter on family liability – tort and tortfeasor. These are common legal words for someone like me who has been practicing…
Read articleAuthorized Relative’s Rights and Duties – I want to discuss one more point about the parent-child relationship, and that is the rights and duties of a relative who has been legally authorized by the parent(s) to act on a child’s behalf. It is important to note we are not talking about child-safety placement in this…
Read articleFamily Rights and Duties, For Better Or for Worse … For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part. Those are powerful wedding vows, aren’t they? If you are thinking about getting married, remember that marriage is not only a sacred institution – it is a…
Read articleDefining who is a child, and the removal of disabilities – Defining who a child is seems like an easy thing to do. It’s anyone under the age of 18, right? True, but that’s only generally speaking. When it comes to Texas law, there is so much more to defining who is a child (or…
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Child Custody Laws in Texas Consider the Best Interests of a Child – When making a visitation or child custody order, the courts in Texas consider the best interests of a child. This means that the presiding judge will do their best to make an order that serves the child’s mental, emotional, and physical needs…
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What is Conservatorship Under Texas Law? When you file for divorce, you enter strange and unfamiliar territory, and often this means learning a completely new language. You might have heard the term conservator bandied about in court, by your lawyer, or by friends who have previously gotten divorced. Now that you’re facing divorce yourself, though,…
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What is Child Support – Divorce quickly cuts into your income, and if you are a two-income family your income will be cut in half. However, the household expenses you used to share will double as you set up two households. The expense of divorce litigation can make your financial situation even tougher. Most couples…
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