What You Post on Facebook Can Harm your Dallas Divorce case!
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September 2009
Why Is There No Free Consultation?
Why Is There No Free Consultation with Dallas Divorce Lawyers?
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So you want sole custody?? Part One
As a Dallas divorce lawyer, I frequently have clients that come into my office wanting “sole custody.” Custody is a term that means different things to different people. In this series of blog posts, I’ll explain how “custody” is determined in Texas. The first post in this series will define the words Texas courts use in determining custody issues.
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Case Takes On Definition of “Family”
A jury in Dallas County, Texas took on the basic meaning of “family” when considering where to place an 18-month old child in the custody of CPS because her father is in jail and her mother is deported.
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My Divorce Is None of Your Business
Fred Silberberg of the Huffington Post blog posits that a divorce proceeding ought to be a private family matter not subject to open public view. He says in New York divorce proceedings are private such that the public cannot view the proceedings. However, he says, California has open courts such that the public has full access to the proceedings.
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Custody Battles Affecting Military Parents
Stars and Stripes reports that family law attorneys are seeing an increase in cases in which troops finishing combat rotations return home to angry custody battles and unsympathetic judges, who see long tours overseas as an obstacle to providing a stable home for children.
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Custody Suit Over Pet Gets Expensive
Pet Custody Dispute Leads to Mounting Legal Bills…
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Standards to modify custody.
In a recent opinion by the Dallas Court of Appeals, the court held the trial judge did not err when he did not apply a domestic violence presumption in assessing child custody and did not record an interview with a child in the office outside the court room. In the Interest of S.E.K. & H.A.K., No. 05-08-00858-CV, — S.W.3d — (Tex. App. – Dallas, Aug. 28, 2009).
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Child Success Linked to Stability
Most family law lawyers in Dallas Texas or nearby areas already know this…. the success of a child depends less upon whether the parents are married to each other as it depends on the stability of the child’s environment. Minimizing the child’s exposure to changes in living situation, experiencing the divorce of the child’s parents,…
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Divorce Affects Long-Term Health
Divorce Linked to Chronic Illness, Study Finds…
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