There are few things in this world more tragic than family violence homicides. One would hope such incidents would never happen, but sadly, there are plenty of individuals here in Texas and in the United States who have lost their lives at the hands of a partner or...
Month: August 2015
Gender trends regarding breakups differ between marriages and non-marital relationships
In heterosexual relationships, is one gender more likely than the other to initiate a breakup? A recent study indicates that the answer to this question may depend on whether or not the couple is married.The study looked at a survey regarding relationships. The survey...
Child support and putting kids in a position to succeed at school
The school year will soon be starting here in Texas. Thus, many Texas parents are getting ready to send their kids back to the classroom and hoping that their children will have a good year. Parents generally have a strong hope that their children will get a great...
The importance of getting family abuse victims help/protection
Domestic abuse incidents can have effects that are utterly devastating in nature. Family violence sometimes even leads to victims having their very lives taken from them.This is reflected in some tragic numbers from Dallas County. Between 2009 and 2011, 34 individuals...
Deadline set for same-sex partner birth and death certificates
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, many new legal rights opened up for same-sex couples here in Texas relatively quickly. However, some things were left somewhat unclear. One is what rights and abilities individuals who were in a...
A celebrity-divorce-filled summer
Celebrity divorce news sometimes seems to come in waves. It appears that we are currently in the midst of such a wave this summer. As USA Today recently noted, over around the past month, there have been quite a few celebrity divorce announcements. Why is this...
Can Texas’ Attorney General handle child support matters?
The Texas Attorney General's Child Support Division provides many services to parents in relation to their children, free of charge. Depending on each specific circumstance it is possible that the entity could provide services such as establishing paternity or...
Financial dishonesty by a spouse
It can be very important for a person to know what is happening with their finances. This is true for both single individuals and married people.One thing that could severely impede a married individual's ability to have an accurate idea of what is happening with...