Texas is a community property state, and all property belonging to either spouse is presumed to be community property. Property that either spouse had before the marriage, along with any property either spouse received as a gift or through inheritance, is the...
In most courts in Collin, Denton and Dallas counties, mediation is required before you can have a final trial in a family law matter. In some of the courts it isn’t required but is “strongly encouraged.” In my opinion, almost every case...
When a couple divorces, one of the key issues is determining how property and debt should be divided. Often, one spouse or the other has handled the finances in the family and the other spouse has little or no idea what assets and debts actually exist. In the...
In Texas, grandparents have rights only in very limited circumstances. The general rule is that the parents have a fundamental right to decide how much, if any, access a grandparent should have. There are two different issues when...
Waivers of service are quite common in family law cases in Texas. They do exactly what they say – they waive service of process. A waiver of service does NOT mean that the other person is not contesting anything in the case. When I am trying to...
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