In some instances of domestic violence, the abuser uses a weapon. One obvious thing that can make such abuse incidents particularly awful is the extreme amount of harm weapons can cause victims. A recent study indicates that there may also be another very ominous...
Month: January 2014
Jon Gosselin planning to sue for primary custody of sextuplets
Occasionally, a parent will seek a modification to an existing child custody order or agreement. One thing that a parent will sometimes make a request for a change to a child custody arrangement in connection to are alleged violations of the arrangement's terms by the...
Singing duo getting divorced
It appears that the marriage between the two individuals who make up the long-running pop duo The Captain and Tennille is coming to an end. The two individuals in question are Cathryn Antoinette Tennille and Daryl Dragon.Dragon and Tennille started recording under the...
Winter divorces and the impacts on the kids
January is generally a fairly popular month for divorces; following the holiday season there tends to be an increase in divorce filings.The specific timing of a divorce can have a wide variety of different impacts. For example, the timing of a divorce sometimes has...
The Guide to Good Divorce program offers seminars in Houston
When dealing with a divorce for the first time, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and even a little frightened by the process. That’s because, as many of our readers here in Collin County already know, there are a lot of things to consider when going through a...
Some federal courts ruling against same-sex marriage bans
Many states, including Texas, have bans in place against same-sex marriage. One significant question that arises in connection to such bans is: do such bans violate the U.S. Constitution?This question has increasingly been coming before federal courts. Recently, two...
Another Dallas cop accused of domestic abuse
In a post last month, we discussed how, in the past few years, several Dallas police officers have been accused of having committed domestic abuse. Given the terrible nature of domestic violence, one would hope that, moving forward, we would see a reduction in alleged...
Dividing debt during a Texas divorce can be challenging
Property division is a very complex part of the divorce process here in Dallas. A number of married couples have very complicated assets that are not easy to split. And, not only are assets difficult to divide when a marriage ends, but so are debts.Credit card debt,...
Child support dispute arises involving Ludacris
One thing legal battles will sometimes arise in connection to is the amount of child support payments. Such a child support dispute has recently come up involving the rapper Ludacris.The battle regards Ludacris' newborn daughter. In relation to child support regarding...
Domestic abuse-related protective orders in Texas can cover pets
One major concern that a domestic abuse victim might have upon leaving an abusive situation is that they might be subjected to further violence. One type of legal protection that domestic violence victims may be able to pursue in connection to such a concern is a...