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If you ask a lawyer a question about your legal situation, their response may well be, “It depends.” Years of seeing a number of different scenarios play out for different sorts of clients results in a lawyer understanding that there is no perfect ...

If you have done any research or spoken with an attorney on the subject of enforcement cases then you have probably seen or heard the word “ contempt ” used a time or two. Contempt basically means when a person has been disobedient or fails to follow ...

Once you have hired an attorney to represent you in an enforcement case there are some steps that you should work with your attorney to complete prior to actually filing the paperwork with the clerk of your court. I realize that if you are owed child ...

If you are facing an enforcement case where your ex-spouse has asserted that you have missed child support payments then you can take heart that there are defenses that you and your attorney can offer a judge. It is true that “the proof is in the ...

Our state provides attorneys with the ability to collect child support on behalf of their clients that is due and owing. The thought is that parents who do not support their children financially are violating the public policy objectives of our state ...

All family law cases have different elements and circumstances that make them unique. If you were recently divorced and have been denied visitation opportunities with your child by your ex-spouse then you will likely be interested in filing an ...

Most family law cases in general settle before a trial is reached and enforcement cases are no different, especially those where contempt is sought as a punishment. Contempt is basically when a court finds that you have violated one of its rules or ...

If you have an ex-spouse who was ordered in your divorce to pay child support then you know all too well that feeling of unease when a payment is not received by the first of the month. It wasn’t supposed to be this way, you may be thinking. When you ...

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 ...

When I am writing a blog post here on our website, I always try to do my best to give the post a title that will catch the eye of people like you who search the internet for answers to common (and uncommon) family law questions. I know what it's like ...

In general, courts are wary about modifying orders that designate the parent with the exclusive duty to determine the primary residence of a child. This is the case in large part because courts do not want to shake up the stability and consistency in ...

If you find yourself in a position where you have been unable to pay the child support you have been ordered to pay there are defenses that you can offer in an enforcement hearing. The fact of the matter is that one of these defenses will hopefully ...

In the event that your ex-spouse has violated a portion of your Final Decree of Divorce it is likely that you will want to hold him or her accountable for having done so. It could be that you were denied visitation with your child during a time ...

Deciding whether or not file a lawsuit can be one the most difficult decisions you will ever have to make. In some instances if you file too early your case will not have “ripened” and you will not get the maximum benefit for having gone through the ...

Modification or Enforcement cases can be filed either by you, your attorney or by the Office of the Attorney General. Many people have into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan for a free consultation to tell us that their ex-spouse has hired the Office of ...

Thank you for coming back to the blog for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC to read more about Enforcement actions in family law court. Today’s post will discuss how to notify an opposing party of the lawsuit as well as potential defenses that you ...

If you missed part one in the series of blog posts from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC on Enforcement suits in Texas family law then I suggest you scroll up to yesterday’s post and read over our introduction on this subject. I think you’ll learn ...

For the most part thus far in our discussion on enforcement lawsuits in Texas family law cases , we have gone over some of the finer points associated with issues related to parents and children. Whether it is back child support , visitation order ...

If you have been served with papers from your ex-spouse asserting that you have violated your Divorce Decree it may be the case that you have been caught off guard and don’t really know what to think. From my experiences representing clients in ...

How to Enforce Your Divorce Decree Counsel from a Houston Lawyer The provisions written in your divorce decree are enforceable by the court. If you or your ex-spouse decide later on that the provisions in the divorce decree are unacceptable, you must ...

Thank you for coming back to the blog for the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC to read more about Enforcement actions in family law court. Today’s post will discuss how to defend yourself against an enforcement action based on the failure to pay ...

Visitation Enforcement Family Law Attorney in Houston, Texas – (281) 810-9760 Visitation agreements created during or after a divorce are an incredibly important tool to help families feel like they are still together to some extent. Children in ...

It is the public policy of the State of Texas that both parents of a child should play an active and involved role in their upbringing. While parents may get divorced or separate permanently, a Court will ensure that the parent with whom the children ...

If you are in a position either where your ex spouse or the other parent to your child has violated, repeatedly, a prior court order you may be asking yourself how to handle the situation. The easiest thing to do, but that which would probably anger ...

Do any of you reading this blog post follow the news closely? Whatever your particular political persuasion is, I think we can all agree that depending upon the news outlet that you are reading or listening to that there can be extremely biased ...

Today’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC will discuss additional remedies that are available to a parent in an enforcement case when there is money owed in child support . Our discussion is largely a continuation of the past few ...

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 ...

Many people feel relief when their divorce proceedings end and they get the chance to start their lives over. Your new beginning can be frustrated when your ex-spouse refuses to comply with the court’s property division. Our attorneys are available ...

In Texas, parents are required to support their children financially until the child reaches the age of 18 or stops attending high school. If the child is disabled, this obligation will extend into adulthood. Texas law provides a variety of solutions ...

We have written several articles on why it is a good idea to pay your child support . We also have written articles on why ignoring a child support agreement or making an informal agreement with the other parent is a bad idea. One the things I tell ...

Keeping track of violations is key to winning an enforcement case in Texas If you are a divorced parent then you know the reality of having to rely on your former spouse to drop your child off at the right time for your time with him or her to begin. ...

One of the biggest reasons people seek out our help in a divorce or custody case is there are children involved. One scenario that we hear frequently is that a parent will go to pick up the children and the other parent will refuse to release the ...

One of the difficulties that parents who share custody of a child have had to endure related to the COVID-19 pandemic is related to disruptions in Parenting time and child support. Parents who shared custody come to rely on structure, stability and ...

If you have gone through a prior family law case and have obtained a court order then you know what it is like to have to live under pre-set rules. In the event that your ex-spouse has violated those court orders then the only way that you would be ...

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 ...