By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal As COVID restrictions ease and more of the world starts to open back up, many businesses are moving back to in-person operations, including the Judicial System. Soon, the days of Zoom hearings and tele-conferences will be behind us, and...
By: Abigail Grieve 1. The first step in any divorce is for an Original Petition for Divorce to be filed. The spouse that files first becomes the Petitioner and the other spouse will be the Respondent. The court will accept this document and assign a case number and...
By: Abigail Grieve If you filed a family law case in Texas after January 1, 2021, you are required to disclose certain information to the other party. These disclosures are called Initial Disclosures Under Rule 194 and serve to facilitate effective case understanding...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal If you are currently dealing with a divorce or a custody modification, then you have probably heard your attorney mention the need for Temporary Orders. A Temporary Order is exactly what it sounds like; a temporary agreement regarding...
By: Abigail Grieve When considering a 50/50 possession schedule for your family, if you hopped onto the internet searching for a lawyer, judge, or other parent’s thoughts on how the schedule works for them, it is likely you found people with very strong opinions one...
By: Abigail Grieve If you and your child’s other parent have determined that you will share custody, and the court agrees that this is in the child’s best interest, the first option is to create your own written agreed parenting plan, which the court will review and...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal If you have been a victim of family violence, then chances are you have looked into obtaining a protective order for your safety. However, there are a couple different types of Protective Orders and the length of time in which they are...
By: Danielle Murphy, Paralegal Oftentimes in movies, TV and other popular culture, divorces are depicted as these long, drawn out battles over every trivial thing which may cause some to feel overwhelmed when seeking a divorce in real life. However, the reality of the...
By: Alexandra Willen, Associate Attorney If you’ve watched a movie or read the news in the past twenty years, it is likely that you have heard the term “Alimony.” You may be wondering, if I get divorced, will I have to keep paying my ex-wife or ex-husband? First,...
By: Abigail Grieve Upon hiring an attorney to begin a divorce proceeding, often the first document that will be drafted is an Original Petition for Divorce which will be filed with the courts and is the official start of the case. Before filing, your attorney will...