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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
One of the things parents care about greatly when it comes to their kids is keeping their children healthy. Unfortunately, children sometimes develop conditions that could put their physical or mental health at risk. A recent study indicates that one health problem...
Many different things can have impacts on what sorts of services and protections are available to a given family abuse victim here in Texas. One is what domestic violence laws and funding are currently in place in the state. Recently, there have been some changes...
Though most people associate child custody disputes with divorce proceedings, child custody cases can also include non marital related issues as well. Take for example an out-of-state case in which two parents are currently embroiled in litigation to get their...
People change residences for all kinds of reasons, but people generally don't have to get court approval to relocate. That is not always the case, however, for divorced parents with minor children.In Texas, unless an agreement between the parents says otherwise, a...
The same-sex marriage ban was not the only legal mechanism put in place here in Texas that posed challenges for same-sex couples. Another such mechanism involves birth certificates. And while the same-sex marriage ban has met its end with the recent U.S. Supreme Court...
