When you become a father your first thoughts are probably not focused on your legal rights as a father. Sometimes relationships do not progress as once believed and fathers in Texas and outside of Texas are forced to think about fathers' rights. In some circumstances,...
A new study shows that recent divorce rates have followed the ebb and flow of the economy over the last few years. As the Great Recession hit the divorce rate across the country declined and as slow progress has been made in the economic recovery the rate of divorce...
Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt have been in opposition over their divorce settlement for quite some time. The central issue in their divorce settlement disagreement has been the ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The prolonged property division dispute may soon...
Two boys whose mother is missing have been in the care of their grandparents. Now the parents of the missing mother are trying to assert their grandparents' rights as they attempt to retain care over their grandsons. The father of the two boys is the subject of a...
We have written about international child custody disputes before and many of the posts have addressed international child custody disputes involving members of the U.S. military and parental child abductions. One Texas mother who lives in San Antonio has been...
Last time we wrote about how it is a tough time for some in Texas to go through divorce and property division because of the weak economy. Over the last two posts we wrote about how houses have become liabilities instead of assets for some and we wrote about how...
During our last post we addressed how going through a divorce and property division during a turbulent economy is much tougher than going through the same process in a healthy one. Houses seem to no longer be as safe of a bet as they once were and many divorcing...
Family pets are often seen as furry, feathery or even scaly members of the family, and sometimes when a family goes through divorce the family pet can be at the center of a custody dispute. One family is going through a bitter divorce and the center of controversy is...
Going through a divorce and property division is financially challenging enough in a normal economy, but during the uncertain economic times that current divorcing couples face the property division process is likely harder. Many couples over the last few years have...
Over the last year the state of Texas has helped parents collect almost $3 billion in back child support payments. The approach Texas takes in the collection of back child support is among the best in the country, and the success may be related to the Non-Custodial...