Dictionaries generally define “bank” as a financial establishment for the deposit, loan, exchange, or issue of money and for the transmission of funds. In contrast, “broker” is defined as an agent who acts as an intermediary or negotiator, especially between prospective buyers and sellers; a person employed to make bargains and contracts between other persons in matters of trade, commerce, or navigation. According to the Houston Court, these definitions illustrate that banks and brokers are distinguishable, particularly with respect to the scope of their respective services; banks tend to offer a broader spectrum of financial services than brokerage firms.
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Divorce
August 2014 Dallas Divorce News Newsletter
Michelle May O’Neil, a Dallas divorce attorney and Shareholder at Godwin Lewis PC, publishes a monthly newsletter. Here is the August 2014 edition.
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Can a psychological evaluation in a custody case determine who is lying?
Oftentimes, people going through a custody dispute want to have psychological evaluations to show the judge “who is lying” to the court about some issue or another. Conversely, some people going through psychological evaluations in a custody case become concerned that the other person will “lie” to the evaluator through charm or outright deception and sway the results of the evaluation.
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Undisclosed assets after divorce
What happens if, after the divorce is final, a party discovers that the other party failed to disclose certain assets in the divorce proceedings?
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Reimbursement for using inheritance on community obligations
What happens when a spouse contributes or loans separate property to the community estate during marriage, then seeks reimbursement of those contributions/loans at divorce?
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Lump-sum payment of child support can still be modified in the future
Occasionally I have parents who have the ability to pay the child support obligation in advance in a lump-sum payment.
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After the divorce, what else do I need to take care of?
Here is the list of action items that a divorced party may still need to address once the decree is entered. Ms. Gammill points out that a person doesn’t need to face this list alone. He or she can employ professionals to accomplish many of these tasks.
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Pornography in Texas Divorce
All too frequently, the issue of pornography comes up in divorces across the state of Texas. Whether it is an addiction to pornography, sexting a photo to a spouse or paramour, or videos of sexual acts, pornography has taken the divorce stage front and center.
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The Effect of Divorce on Children
Many parents going through a divorce in Texas are unaware of the impact the divorce has had on their own children.
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Facebook Can and Will Hurt You in Your Divorce Proceedings
Far too many times I have seen clients’ postings, comments, and pictures on Facebook and other forms of social media be used against them in a divorce proceeding.
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