Petition for Residency/Adjustment of Status: Did you arrive in the United States with a Visa and marry a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and would like to know if you can file your case within the United States or if you should leave? It depends on two scenarios:...
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may designate a foreign country to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to conditions in that country that prevent citizens of the country from returning to their country temporarily safely. USCIS may...
The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides a substitute post office box address and mail forwarding service. This helps prevent your actual address from being revealed in state government documents and files while still allowing you to receive and send mail....
Under Texas Family Code section 102.00(b-1,a foster parent may only be granted leave to intervene under Subsection (b) if the foster parent would have standing to file an original suit as provided by Section 102.003(a)(12). Sec. 102.003. GENERAL STANDING TO FILE...
For individuals who have used family law attorneys in the past, many are shell-shocked with the raise in initial retainers across the board. It’s not attorney greed, this article explains what the hike in prices is all about. Beginning January 1, 2021, the Texas...
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...
