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How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Criminal Defense Attorney?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/january/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-a-criminal-defense.aspx
How much does it cost to hire a criminal defense attorney? This is a question that people charged with a crime or their families often think about when dealing with the difficult process of facing criminal charges. Often, the accused or their ...
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Winning custody of your child with a criminal convictionwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/september/winning-custody-of-your-child-with-a-criminal-co.aspx
If you are at the outset of a child custody case one of the key factors that will go into the evaluation as to what type of custody you should have of your child is your ability to care for and provide a stable environment for your child. To evaluate ...
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Texas Department of Criminal Justicewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/categories/texas-department-of-criminal-justice.aspx
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criminal trialswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/categories/criminal-trials.aspx
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criminal historywww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/categories/criminal-history.aspx
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criminal convictionwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/categories/criminal-conviction.aspx
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criminal contemptwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/categories/criminal-contempt.aspx
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Standards of Proof How Would Kavanaugh Hearing Have Played Out in Court?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/october/standards-of-proof-how-would-kavanaugh-hearing-h.aspx
Being a lawyer who handles family, criminal, and car accident cases, I must be familiar with all standards of proof. Standard of proof is the level of convincing required to get a judge or jury to rule in your favor in a case. Convincing is done by ...
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Track Your Case in the Texas Civil Court Systemwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/september/track-your-case-in-the-texas-civil-court-system.aspx
Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC Attorneys at Law have provided links to assist you in navigating to the proper resources according to the county where case is located. These "track your case" links will allow you to view details about your case, such ...
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Is Adultery a Crime in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/february/is-adultery-a-crime-in-texas-.aspx
It is fairly well known that adultery is grounds for divorce in Texas and can impact how a judge rules in a Texas divorce proceeding . The State's laws take adultery into account when it comes to the dissolution of the marriage and can call for ...
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Meet Your Legal Teamwww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team.aspx
Meet the Team at Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC We Create Lasting Bonds with Our Clients Because We Care When you work with our firm, you will see that we are committed to tenaciously representing clients in every scope of the Texas court system. We ...
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Common Myth About Miranda Rightswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/august/common-myth-about-miranda-rights.aspx
As an attorney who also handles criminal cases, one of the common statements I get from someone who has been accused of committing a crime and comes to my office is: “The cop didn’t mirandize me” or “they didn’t read me my rights”, referring to ...
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Confidentiality in your Texas Child Protective Services casewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/september/confidentiality-in-your-texas-child-protective-s.aspx
The concept of the attorney-client privilege is fairly well known among citizens of our country. The basic premise is that if you are represented by an attorney the information that you provide to him or her is confidential and cannot be shared with ...
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Chris Ervinwww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/chris-ervin.aspx
Chris M. Ervin Attorney When it comes to handling life’s legal affairs, Chris M. Ervin is here to help. For more than a decade, Chris has been advising Texans in the areas of family law, probate, criminal law, civil litigation and real estate. Chris ...
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Enforcement Defensewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law/divorce-decree-enforcements/enforcement-defense.aspx
Enforcement Defense Houston Attorneys – (281) 810-9760 Every divorcee in Texas has the right to use divorce decree enforcement methods when necessary. However, some divorcees may misinterpret the agreements forged in their divorce decree and try to ...
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Can fraud be the basis for your getting an annulment?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/march/can-fraud-be-the-basis-for-your-getting-an-annul.aspx
If you have recently, or not so recently, gotten married and now are having second thoughts you are not alone. It happens with far too great of frequency that spouses across Texas believe that their marriage was built on a foundation of lies and ...
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How is an adoption order from a foreign country treated in conjunction with a CPS case?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/march/how-is-an-adoption-order-from-a-foreign-country-.aspx
In some cases, at the conclusion of a Child Protective Services case, an opportunity will arise to adopt a child. This is one of the handfuls of options that you can undertake if you seek to adopt a child. One of the other methods would be to adopt a ...
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What happens after a CPS case where your child is left in the permanent care of the agency?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/march/what-happens-after-a-cps-case-where-your-child-i.aspx
It could happen that as a result of your Child Protective Services case, the judge will find that it is in the best interests of your child to remain in the permanent care of CPS after your case has concluded. Your child will have previously have ...
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Fernando Ramirez, Jr.www.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/fernando-ramirez-jr-.aspx
Fernando Ramirez, Jr. Paralegal Fernando is a native to one of the most rapidly growing cities in the country, Houston, Texas. Born in the 90s, Fernando is no stranger to the Texas weather. Graduated in the 2012 class from the University of Texas at ...
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Kerensa Okanowww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/kerensa-okano.aspx
Kerensa Okano Intake Specialist Kerensa Okano, a native of Japan, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University and she is currently pursuing her paralegal certification. She was raised in El Paso, Texas ...
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Punishment Range for Crimes in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/june/punishment-range-for-crimes-in-texas-.aspx
As an attorney who also handles criminal cases, one of the common questions asked is: “What is the punishment range for the crime I have been charged with?” Therefore, I thought it was a good idea to write a blog for people to refer to for more ...
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Probable Causewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/november/probable-cause.aspx
Handling a decent number of criminal cases at my firm at any given time, the first thing that I usually look at when someone accused of a crime comes to my office for a FREE CONSULTATION is whether probable cause existed for the arrest. But while I ...
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20 Biggest Trials of the Past 20 Years, from O.J. Simpson to Scott Peterson to Casey Anthonywww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/september/20-biggest-trials-of-the-past-20-years-from-o-j-.aspx
It’s our delight to introduce a guest blogger Nicolas M. German who is a DUI attorney in Denver, Colorado. Many criminal trials have simply been sensational to people throughout the years. And here is a list of 20 most hyped trials that have taken ...
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Patrice J. Hortonwww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/patrice-j-horton.aspx
Patrice J. Horton Attorney Patrice is a native of Dallas, Texas and attended Sam Houston State University where she earned a bachelors degree in Mass Communication. She returned to her roots where she worked as a newspaper reporter for the Dallas ...
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What does it mean to terminate parental rights in order to adopt a child in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/what-does-it-mean-to-terminate-parental-rights-i.aspx
In order to adopt a child, it is a requirement that the child’s legal parents either be deceased or have their parental rights terminated before the adoption application be considered. There are two ways to go about terminating a parent’s parental ...
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Approaching a CPS case in Texas as a teenaged parent or as a parent who is in jailwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/november/approaching-a-cps-case-in-texas-as-a-teenaged-pa.aspx
Today’s blog post topics from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan are intended for people who have children that are involved in Child Protective Services ( CPS ) cases who are either children themselves (teenagers) or are serving time behind bars in ...
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Maricarmen Cagigalwww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/maricarmen-cagigal.aspx
Maricarmen Cagigal Senior Paralegal In 2009, I was going through a divorce. My divorce attorney needed someone to help run her office and I needed a job. So, she hired me as her Office Legal Manager and that is how I got involved in the law industry. ...
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Laura Kiblerwww.bryanfagan.com/meet-your-legal-team/laura-kibler.aspx
Laura Kibler Ambassador My passion for Client Relations started during the pursuit of my Undergraduate Degree in Criminal Justice/Victim Studies at Sam Houston State University where Honor was a huge part of wherever I go and in my career. At Sam ...
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Pre-adoptive social studies: What will yours look like and what should you expectwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/march/pre-adoptive-social-studies-what-will-yours-look.aspx
Attempting to adopt a child is one of the most generous and loving acts that you can undertake. If you have already filed your petition for adoption you have likely come to realize that there will be a social study completed on you, your spouse and ...
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Enforcement Suits in Texas Family Law: An Overviewwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/march/enforcement-suits-in-texas-family-law-an-overvie.aspx
If you have ever been involved in family law case in Texas it is likely that you either settled your case or ended your case in a trial before a judge. The result of either of those situations is that a Final Order of some sort was signed off on by ...
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What are the Signs That You Should Get a Divorce?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/february/what-are-the-signs-that-you-should-get-a-divorce.aspx
Texas is a “no-fault” state which means no one party must be at fault for a divorce to happen. There are many ways a party can be found “at-fault” for a divorce if they can be proving the other party’s conduct. Below are a few signs a person should ...
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Conducting background checks of persons involved in a Texas Child Protective Services casewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2020/february/conducting-background-checks-of-persons-involved.aspx
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 ...
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Talking to your family about your child’s CPS casewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/november/talking-to-your-family-about-your-child-s-cps-ca.aspx
Nobody likes to discuss embarrassing subjects with family and friends. We would all much prefer to share happy news about ourselves and our kids. Unfortunately, there are times in our lives where we need to reach out to others to talk about ...
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Can CPS photograph your house and request your child’s medical records in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/november/can-cps-photograph-your-house-and-request-your-c.aspx
There is nothing more invasive than a state agency knocking on your door and asking you for access to your life. Add to that the fact that you are also being suspected of abusing and/or neglecting your children and the stress associated with your CPS ...
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11 Things You Must Know About Texas Child Custodywww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/december/11-things-you-must-know-about-texas-child-custod.aspx
The Texas child custody process can be a confusing, emotional, and stressful maze to navigate. It does not help that the laws concerning child custody and divorce vary by state. This blog article is intended to help answer many of the important ...