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Texas Family Law: Child Support & Defeating the Deadbeat

Your divorce is final.  You got custody of the kids, and your ex was ordered by a judge to pay child support in accordance with Texas Family Law.  But now – it’s a few months later and he/she hasn’t paid you a dime in child support!  How do you make the deadbeat pay and what [...]

Pro Se Texas Divorce: What am I doing wrong?

A lot of people these days are trying to handle their divorces by themselves with no attorney assistance.  The official legal term for this is that the person is appearing pro se (pronounced “pro-say”).  Pro se Texas Divorce litigants often find themselves in a position where a judge or court clerk is telling them that [...]

What is this “Divorce Prove-Up” I keep hearing about?

A Prove-Up is a final, uncontested hearing where an agreed final order is entered with the Court.  If you and the opposing side of your case have reached an agreement, this agreement has to be written as an Agreed Final Order.  In a divorce case, the agreed order will be an Agreed Final Decree of [...]

Top Five Document Destruction Time Periods

Many people ask me how long they should keep the records related to their personal documents before they destroy them and while this is not an exhaustive list here are a few examples on time periods for keeping records: 1. Income Tax Returns, plus documents used to support the returns.  Keep these records for at [...]