Recently, several people in a nearby county were arrested in connection to allegations of having failed to pay child support. The county in question is Tarrant County.The child support arrest sweep occurred on July 26. The sweep started early that morning and resulted...
Year: 2013
Dwayne Wade and ex-wife in child visitation dispute
Sometimes, legal disputes arise between divorced/divorcing individuals regarding child custody/visitation. This can be seen in some news that has recently arisen regarding a celebrity divorce.The divorce in question is the divorce of NBA star Dwayne Wade and his...
Gay father wins Texas court battle to keep visitation rights
Major attitudinal shifts are occurring in family law decisions throughout the country, including Texas. In particular, gay and lesbian parents are more often seeing their parental rights upheld in court. This stands in contrast to the way judges tended to rule even...
How will the 401(k) be divided in your divorce settlement?
Retirement accounts started in the course of a marriage are categorized as community property in a Texas divorce. That means the retirement account will be split between the divorcing parties. For decades, real estate such as the family home was the biggest asset to...
Prenups and postnups: the growing role of marriage contracts
Many Dallas residents are aware of the evolving role of the prenuptial agreement when it comes to marriage. In the past, prenuptial agreements were generally frowned upon. They symbolized the end of a marriage before it even begun. And besides, the two spouses were...
Wrestling star’s marriage officially over
One of the major issues that divorces can involve is how property will be divided between the divorcing parties. This can be seen in a celebrity divorce that was recently finalized.The divorce involved World Wrestling Entertainment star Randy Orton. Orton got married...
Former MLB star on child support “most wanted” list
Sports stars are often featured on posters. However, one former baseball star has now ended up on a different kind of poster that no person would want to be on: a "most wanted" poster regarding child support delinquency.The former baseball star in question is Danny...
50 Cent accused of committing domestic violence
Domestic violence cases can involve a wide variety of alleged violent actions. One type of allegation such cases sometimes involve are allegations of violent actions against a romantic partner. A case that involves such allegations has recently arisen involving a...
‘Happy Endings’ actress’ marriage ending
There are many financial issues that can arise in connection to a divorce. A couple of fairly common divorce-related financial issues are property division and spousal support. How such issues are ultimately resolved can be very impactful.Recently, some celebrity...
Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage could affect Texans
You have likely heard about the Supreme Court's recent rulings affecting same-sex couples. One effectively ended California's ban on same-sex marriage, and will likely have a more limited effect geographically. The other struck down portions of the federal Defense of...

