The 86th Legislature made changes to the spousal support and maintenance provisions in the Texas Family Code. They are as follows: a court may allow payments to come out of various types of pension, retirement plans, or employee benefits that require a Qualified...
Mental illness is a debilitating and sometimes dangerous condition when left untreated. When a parent of a child has mental illness, the court in a custody, visitation, or termination of parental rights case can consider a parents mental illness history in...
The U.S. Supreme Court once described goodwill as “that element of value which inheres in the fixed and favorable consideration of customers, arising from an established and well-known and well-conducted business,” in Des Moines Gas Co. v. City of Des Moines, 238 U.S....
There are vital differences between a protective order and a retraining order in Texas. A protective order is the more severe of the orders and is also called an order of protection. It is a court order that typically demands that a specific abuser stop...
Family violence survivors seeking to keep their wireless telephone numbers and service need assistance when the perpetrator of family violence is the primary account holder of the wireless telephone service account. Mobile phone service contracts generally allow only...
