One of the most challenging family law-related circumstances that attorneys work on with clients is related to paternity . There are certain times ...
Our office has had the privilege of representing several firefighters through family law matters including divorce and child custody cases . Certain ...
It is a weekly if not a daily occurrence that fathers reach out to us to find out what their rights are in Texas in regards to their children. In the ...
If there is a question as to who the biological father of a child is then it is likely that there will be a lawsuit filed in order to determine ...
When two married people have a child, it is presumed that the father of the child is the mother’s husband. For that presumption to be rebutted, ...
Determining paternity in a Texas child support case is the initial, and quite frankly, most important step in the entire case. When it comes to ...
When a child is born in Texas and his or her parents are not married there the child will not have a legal father. Of course, the child has an actual ...
This year I have had several consults in which the wives I have met with have brought up how their husbands are not the father of one of their ...
Being in a position where you need a divorce means that your life may feel like it's traveling at the speed of light and in slow motion all at the ...
In the world of Texas family law cases that involve children, there are very few differences between child custody and divorce cases. While divorce ...
If you are a mother reading this blog post and are questioning who your child's biological father is, you have likely thought more than once about how ...
In a recent 14 th Court of Appeals decision out of Houston, a Mother appealed the final order of a trial court that awarded the Father a modification ...
Becoming a father is one of life's greatest treasures. Being able to take part in the raising of a child into an adult changes the person for the ...
The law in the state of Texas is that a man is legally presumed to be the father of any child that is born to his wife either during the course of ...
In history, it was rare that a father obtained primary custody over their child in a divorce or child custody case. How many fathers did you know that ...
Statistics would tell us that more children are being born out of relationships where the parents are not married than ever before in the history of ...
The most common way for you to acknowledge paternity of a child in Texas is to fill out an Acknowledgment of Paternity . This form can be obtained ...
When considering a child custody or divorce case, the issues contained in these legal matters can have potentially significant impacts on the lives of ...
If you are a mother who has just given birth to a son or daughter, your concerns are likely related to making sure that child is safe, healthy, and ...
A common question asked by Fathers who come to our office for a consultation is a variation on, "I have a friend/cousin/co-worker who told me that ...
If it is unknown who the biological father of your child is, a paternity suit may be filed to make a legal determination of parentage. This type of ...
In the past 12 months, my office has represented three different Husbands each going through their own Texas divorce who all had cases in which their ...
One of the areas within family law that is growing in notoriety and importance is that of the father's rights . While no portion of the Texas family ...
Fathers oftentimes face special challenges within the context of a divorce or child custody case. Although the Texas Family Code does not distinguish ...
Recently I have had more than one person ask me about establishing paternity and doing a name change after a father has passed away. There is an ...
To begin with, I don't think that every family situation should end up with parents having equal time in access with their children at the end of a ...
Paternity fraud occurs when a mother tells a man that her child is the man's biological offspring despite knowing that the man is not the child's ...
Many people are under the mistaken belief that the law gives mothers more rights than fathers in Texas. However, that is no longer the case. The new ...
Most fathers ask what rights they have to their children if they are not listed on the birth certificate. If a couple is married, it is always ...
Have any of you read a newspaper article, blog post, or heard on the news about a father or manhood crisis in this country? One of the significant ...
