With the start of the new year comes new discovery rules from the Supreme Court of Texas. The significant changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure apply to cases filed after January 1, 2021.
If a new client’s case is filed after January 1, 2021, there are certain documents and information that you are
Michelle May O’Neil, a Dallas divorce attorney and Shareholder at Godwin Lewis PC, publishes a monthly newsletter. Here is the August 2014 edition.
Continue Reading August 2014 Dallas Divorce News Newsletter
Here at O’Neil & Attorneys (Dallas Texas Family Lawyers), we try to keep our blog readers as well as those from Facebook and Twitter abreast of new laws that are going on. Did you know some BIG new rules snuck up on us effective January 1st? The Texas Supreme Court released new amendments to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure effective January 1st . These rules will greatly impact civil and family lawyers alike.
Continue Reading New Rules Sneak Up on Lawyers
Traditionally, Texas law has treated pets the same way it treats other personal property, limiting damages to market value.
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court to Decide Whether Pets Have Sentimental Value
A new book argues that if the institution of marriage is to endure, it must evolve with the times.
With infidelity now seeming less like a deadly plague and more like a relatively mild form of cancer–we all know someone who has suffered from it, even if we haven’t experienced it ourselves–does it still make sense for monogamy to constitute the basis for marriage? Or should couples figure out creative ways to expand the boundaries of their relationships, acknowledging that they might want to continue to be life partners even if one or both needs the occasional night off?
Continue Reading Modern Marital Monogamy
New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner’s scandalous online dalliances with a string of women – including a porn star he coached to lie – not only places him in hot water with his congressional colleagues, but his history of sexting and phone sex could at least be a contributing factor in a divorce proceeding, if not the primary reason itself, legal experts say.
Continue Reading Sexting is Considered Being Unfaithful, But Not Grounds for Divorce, Say Legal Experts
The 2011 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature expired at midnight May 30th. Whew! That was a lot of work by a lot of people.
Continue Reading Where We Stand as the Legislature Ends
Facebook is providing extra evidence that litigants cant use in their Texas divorce lawsuits. Here in Dallas Texas divorce lawyer are using facebook and other forms of social media as evidence every day. See the interview by Doug Currin with KCENTV in Waco of me about this issue:
Continue Reading Is Facebook Fueling Divorces?
Today, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 908, which provides a remedy for wronged spouses when fraud has been committed against the community estate in a divorce.
Continue Reading How Texas divorce fraud is like powdered milk
I was fortunate to be interviewed yesterday by Doug Currin of KCEN-TV out of Waco, Texas. We discussed the growing trend of using social media in divorce litigation. I told him of several instances where we’ve used social media.
Continue Reading Social Media and Divorce Interview
