Are you a grandparent who is recently taken on the big responsibility of caring for your grandchildren on a day-to-day basis? This type of responsibility can be extremely overwhelming. Wow, you had anticipated your golden years where is being spent
Family & Divorce
Death of a Party During a Texas Divorce Case
“A scroll of a Divorce Decree, tied with a black ribbon on a mahogany desk, with a dead white rose buttonhole from the Wedding Day, with a black pen. Copy space..”
A Texas marriage can end through either death or…
How to dismiss a divorce case you filed?
By Bryan Fagan
You can want to pull back on moving forward with a divorce after your case is filed. When that feeling is mutual, and your spouse has not filed a counterpetition for divorce, you can have your divorce case dismissed…
Some Things You Need to Know About Texas Child Custody Laws
By stark
A generation ago, most children grew up in “traditional” homes. A married mother and father, who had never been married to anyone else, headed the household. The children were their pure biological offspring. Today, most children grow up outside these…
Divorce When a Spouse is Pregnant
By Bryan Fagan
It is an infrequent occurrence that a woman who is pregnant goes through a divorce. Pregnancy is a stressful time, to begin with. Adding onto that the negative stresses of a divorce and you have a tough situation no matter…
Clarification of standard custody for temporary orders in a modification suit
By Bryan Fagan
The temporary orders phase in a divorce, child custody, or modification case in Texas is the lengthiest and most crucial part of the case. While working through the issues that are specific to your circumstances, you and your co-parent will…
Family Law Injunctions in Texas
By Bryan Fagan
An injunction, simply put, is an order from a judge which requires a person or entity to stop doing something which may harm another person or entity. In the world of Texas family law injunctions are commonly ordered at the…
Private adoptions in Texas
By Bryan Fagan
Deciding to adopt a child is probably the most consequential series of choices that you will ever make in your life. Bringing a child into your family takes a leap of faith in terms of your ability to parent a…
Do I need to update my prenuptial agreement?
By Bryan Fagan
A prenuptial agreement can be updated only so many times before it becomes a nuptial or marital property agreement. I recommend that you and your fiancé create a prenuptial agreement as close to your wedding date as is possible to…
Interstate Jurisdiction – Multi State Confusion in Child Custody Disputes
Child custody issues can be difficult for the parties involved at any time, but when the custody case crosses a state line, Dallas family law attorney Mark Nacol warns that many more conflicts and problems may arise.
Most states follow…