Same-sex marriage is currently banned here in Texas. This ban has given rise to many legal questions. Sometimes, when questions arise in connection to a state's laws, the state's supreme court will consider such questions and give answers to them.Recently, the Texas...
Some news has recently arisen regarding the divorce of NBA star Tim Duncan. Duncan plays for the San Antonio Spurs and has won multiple NBA championships with them.In March, Duncan's wife of 12 years submitted a petition for a divorce. According to an article on the...
Sometimes, domestic violence allegations arise between parties to a divorce. When a divorce and domestic violence allegations overlap, certain issues can arise. Such issues can be very important and how such issues are ultimately resolved can be extremely impactful....
Recently, some divorce news has arisen regarding a celebrity couple: actor Adam Arkin and actress Phyllis Lyons. Lyons and Arkin have played roles in many movies and TV shows. Arkin's body of work includes "Chicago Hope" and "Sons of Anarchy" and Lyons' body of work...
Police officers are sometimes required to use force in their line of work. While use of force may sometimes be acceptable in a police officer's work life, there is one part of a police officer's life (and any person's life for that matter) where force is never...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
