Many Texans have 401(k) plans or other employer-sponsored retirement plans through their jobs. When they want to get divorced, they will have to determine how their 401(k), 457(b), pension, 403(b), or defined benefit plans will be divided. While a spouse might have...
Texas medical practitioners who are going through a divorce have a lot more to think about than the average couple. In addition to figuring out how personal assets like the house, savings accounts and retirement accounts will be split, practitioners must worry about...
Under the United States Constitution, the police usually must obtain a warrant to complete a legal search of your private property. This rule is in place to protect your right to privacy and against unreasonable searches. However, it is important to be aware of when...
Receiving a traffic ticket results in more than an unexpected and inconvenient delay. Tickets come with fines and marks against a driving record. Texas residents might find their insurance premiums go up. Others could risk losing driving privileges after incurring too...
The way that parents interact can have a significant impact on children. It is helpful for divorcing parents to be mindful of this as they navigate their divorce and child custody concerns. The impact of feuding parents on children Children who have parents who fight...
Many issues will be up for dispute during a Texas divorce. Some are more contentious than others. Those involving children can be the most challenging. People tend to focus on their goals in the case, and when child custody is a concern, it is easy to forget that the...
When Angela Graham-West, the wife of Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West, was arrested in August for DWI, Allen West doubted that she had been drinking. According to Dallas police, Graham-West was pulled over after an officer observed her swerving onto the...
When child custody disputes in Texas and around the country are settled in court, judges make their decisions based on the best interests of the child doctrine. When determining what is in the best interests of the child is difficult because the parents involved are...
Anyone in Texas and across the United States who has watched a television or film drama about drugs will have a basic knowledge of drug sniffing dogs. These trained animals are used by local and federal law enforcement to try and catch people who are carrying illegal...
Parents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area may wonder what would happen if their child was placed on probation in Denton County. Young offenders between 10 and 17 years of age are placed on probation when they have committed minor offenses and prosecutors decide not to...
