Category Archives: Family Law
What is a Standard Possession Order?
A possession order is a legal document that tells you the rights that each party (parent or nonparent) has to the possession of a child. Under the Texas Family Code § 153.252, a Standard Possession Order (SPO), is a possession …
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What is community property?
There are nine community property states, and as you may have already guessed, Texas is one of them. Under the Texas Family Code § 3.002, Community Property is property owned together by both spouses and includes any property acquired by …
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Child support in Texas
During the pendency of a divorce proceeding, if the parties have children, the issue of child support will arise. Absent certain unique situations, Texas Courts will calculate a child support obligation solely based upon the net income of the parent …
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Guardianship: Preparing for when your special needs child becomes an adult
Planning for adulthood As the parent of a child with special needs, the first seventeen years involve you managing most of the daily decision making, things such as school, doctors, therapists, caregivers, transportation, shelter, and food. You do all this …
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Survivor Benefit Plan and Divorce
Often enough, both members of a military household are busy: the regular “busy” of being in the military, whether it be relocations, deployments, or temporary duties elsewhere and the “busy” of all the conflicts that come with that to include …
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Lesson 3 | Beating divorce procrastination
Studies show that many of you procrastinate, sometimes for months, even though you’ve already made up your mind to go ahead and get divorced. We chose to make it the subject of our third offbeat “lessons”. If you have not …
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Creating Your Love Drawer: Essential Texas Estate Planning Documents
I just got married, is my spouse a United States Citizen?
Some people believe that marrying a United States citizen will automatically grant you citizenship. This is not true… Getting a green card However, it does make it easier to get a green card. The process can be time consuming …
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