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During consults, I am frequently asked by potential clients how to get divorced quickly and cheaply. These are understandable questions. To my knowledge, divorce is not frequently associated with rainbows, sunshine, or happiness. TV, books, friends, ...

Going into a divorce case without an attorney is typically not a good idea. There are risks associated with the divorce process that are important to be aware of. Even having an attorney cannot guarantee any particular result in your case. An ...

Recently, in one of the attorney discussion groups I am a member of on Facebook, it was mentioned that some lawyers have been successful in getting judges to sign off on allowing them to serve a party via Facebook. I had heard of other states ...

Depending on the dynamics of your family, you may consult with a family law attorney and decide to file for divorce without first having discussed the subject with your spouse. Alternatives would be to attend counseling or to attempt to work out the ...

Service of process is important because it puts a party on notice that a lawsuit is being brought against them. It is also critical to establish subject matter jurisdiction over the type of case and personal jurisdiction over the defendant, without ...

At the beginning of a Texas Child Protective Services case, a hearing will be held involving all parties- you, your spouse, Child Protective Services and anyone else related to the case. The purpose of this hearing will be to determine whether or not ...

The law in Texas is that you can get divorced for any reason- or for no reason at all. As a family law attorney, I run into clients all the time who have filed for divorce from their spouse for extremely serious reasons. On the other hand, I have ...

Once the initial shock and panic of being sued by your spouse for divorce wears off you probably have thought to yourself, “now what in the world do I do!?” Well, as I have mentioned in prior articles, you must act. Doing nothing will result in your ...

This article addresses what to do after you have been served with divorce papers in Harris and Montgomery County in Texas. Step 1 – What are the Divorce Documents? At the very least you likely have been served with least two documents: the Original ...

Many times the reason people end up in my office is because they are concerned because their spouse has sued them for divorce , and the paperwork is talking about a default judgment. They ask what is a “ default divorce? ” Personal Service is ...

I recently had a gentleman come into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC who had a question surrounding the issue of adoption of his wife’s child from a prior marriage. Apparently the biological father has never had much a relationship with the child ...

Houston, TX, Common Law Divorce Let Our Experienced Family Law Attorneys Help Texas is one of the few states that still recognize common law marriage , which is a union entered into without ceremony or license. Once established, a common law marriage ...

The divorce process in Texas , can be rather daunting, particularly when there are children involved. Before your divorce case is filed, you need to know that there are two bodies of law involved in every court case: substantive law and procedural ...

Sometimes forward thinking clients or consults will ask about problems that may arise in the future. One question I have been asked a few times is “what if my spouse will not sign the divorce decree.” As with anything law related the answer often ...

If you are considering filing for divorce, it’s a given that you will have questions: How do I file for divorce? Should I file first, or wait for my spouse to serve papers? Do I need my spouse’s consent to get divorced? What will happen to my ...

In addition to the concerns that most people have that are going through a divorce, or contemplating the steps of a divorce in Texas, are procedural steps that must be met in order for the divorce to proceed. The spouse that files the divorce ...

As a Houston, Texas divorce and family law attorney I have had the opportunity to help clients through divorce and family law cases. In order to do this, it is important to not only be aware of Texas Family Law but also familiar with the local rules ...

What Do I Do If I Am Served with Divorce Paperwork? Be aware of the due date for your response. Once you are served with the lawsuit (the divorce papers ) you have very little time to respond. Under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 99 The citation ...

I get questions frequently from clients and potential clients regarding a wide range of subjects. I hear a lot of interesting things, but normally the questions do not cause me to do any mental gymnastics. However, I recently had a consult with a ...

A Texas divorce case will typically lead both sides to assume the worst of their soon to be ex-partner. I wish there was another way to state this but the truth of the matter is that for most married couples that are divorcing are doing so due to a ...

I’m sure if you wanted, you could go online and search through 1,000 proverbs about beginning a process and you’ll find a few that mention that perhaps the most difficult step in that process is the first. Getting the “oomph” you need to take that ...

When you are attempting to file a court case that involves the other parent to your child it is necessary for you to provide notice to that parent. Simply put, you must tell that person what you are trying to do. If you never provide proof to the ...

Routine is not a bad thing. I think that we as human beings do better when have a fairly set routine for ourselves. A certain bedtime, a certain time to wake up, a work schedule to follow, etc. Our bodies adjust to a routine and eventually rely upon ...

The Texas divorce process can be a confusing, emotional, and stressful maze to navigate. It does not help that for many people they do not know what to expect and there is a lot of false information available. This blog article is intended to help ...

Attempting to locate your spouse in order to divorce them wouldn’t at first thought seem to be that difficult but for some clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC this is exactly what has had to be done. Ironically, many spouses walk into our ...

In Part Three of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC ’s series of blog posts on Family Law Courts in Texas , we discussed the basic and essential knowledge that you should have prior to beginning a divorce case in our state. If that is information ...

It is required under the Texas Family Code that a spouse be notified when a family law case has been opened. This means they must be informed that you the Petitioner have asked the Court to do something that might affect the Respondent's (other ...

Whether it comes as a surprise to you or not, receiving divorce papers from a process server or law enforcement officer can be one of the more unnerving experiences of your life. The process begins with being notified that a lawsuit has been filed ...

Many of my potential clients are concerned with filing first in their Texas divorce case . Many of them have the impression that if they are not the first to file, they will be at a disadvantage in their case. In many cases this is generally not the ...

We left off in yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC by discussing issues related to how a court in Texas can enforce a child support order against your ex-spouse when he does not live in Texas any longer. A majority of the ...

If you are moving towards a divorce with your spouse there may be two situations that impact your family that have led you towards the belief that you are capable of representing yourself in the divorce. The first would be that you want to keep ...