Child Support

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV)

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 26, 2016

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV) It’s that time again where we take a timeout from my open-ended series of family law blogs. This allows us to reflect on several important legal terms and concepts we’ve discussed over the last few months. I do this because, well, it’s not like this is everyday…

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Suits for Child Support

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 11, 2016

Suits for Child Support – We have discussed a myriad of family law suits over the last few months, most recently suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Today, we’re going to talk about suits for child support. First things first Child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the benefit of a…

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Best interest of the child – A court’s decision

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 27, 2016

Best interest of the child – A court’s decision In a divorce, it can often feel like everyone involved thinks they have all the answers – even when it comes to deciding what is in the best interest of the child. Whether it’s the parents themselves, or immediate family members, everyone’s got an opinion on…

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Dissolving a marriage with children

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Insights, MarriageAugust 29, 2016

Dissolving a marriage with children – a digestible overview – Let’s move on in the conversation of divorce suits that involve children and dive into the process itself. Not to worry, this blog is not meant to inundate you with too much information – just a digestible overview. As stated before, these suits can be…

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Child-Custody determination

Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, InsightsAugust 17, 2016

Child-Custody determination – The plan for the next few blogs is to dive into divorce suits affecting the parent-child relationship. To this point we have mostly discussed suits that do not involve children. While painful in their own right, these suits keep the court from having to deal with a much bigger issue – your…

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Three Suits to Dissolve Marriage without Children

Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, MarriageJuly 6, 2016

Three Suits to Dissolve Marriage without Children – So you got married but things did not quite work out the way either of you had hoped and now your heart – and mind – are set on getting a divorce. There is nothing easy about the process of ending a marriage, both emotionally and when…

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5 Qualities that a Competent Family Lawyer Should Have

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageJune 1, 2016

5 Qualities that a Competent Family Lawyer Should Have If you decide to go for a divorce in the State of Texas, chances are that you will have a contested divorce where the other spouse will contest each and every decision. Each decision in a divorce case can define the course your future will take.…

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What in the world is property liability?

Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Flower Mound Texas, Insights, MarriageMay 29, 2016

What in the world is property liability? – We’ve heard of personal liability, which is a financial obligation an individual is responsible for. But what is property liability, and how does it work? As the name suggests, property liability is attached to property rather than an individual or couple. Property can be seized and sold to…

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4 Ways to Respond After You Get Your Divorce Papers

Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageMay 15, 2016

4 Ways to Respond After You Get Your Divorce Papers – Seldom are divorce decisions mutual. Despite the fact that a mutual divorce decision is better for the future of the children involved in the divorce, most divorces are initiated by one of the spouse and the later only has to respond to the decision already…

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The Parent-Child Relationship – A Digestible Overview

Child Support, Family Law, InsightsNovember 27, 2015

The Parent-Child Relationship – A Digestible Overview – How the state of Texas determines who is a legal part of the parent-child relationship carries great legal significance since the relationship can create parental rights and duties, support obligations, inheritance rights, and rights of possession and access. In 2001, Texas became the first state to adopt…

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