Family Law Blog
Posted on Apr 8, 2013
Many challenging legal matters can leave families feeling hopeless. It is important for families to know, however, that having a knowledgeable attorney by their side can increase their chances of ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012
What are Premarital Agreements? (AKA Prenuptial Agreements) Premarital agreements are used to spell out the rights and duties of people before they marry. Premarital agreements are allowed to cover ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012
Pasadena Texas Common Law Marriage Common Law Marriage: How to Keep From Accidentally Getting Married Common Law marriage, also known as an informal marriage, is a type of marriage between a man and a ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012
SMART PHONES: A Houston Divorce Lawyer's Best Friend I have been saying this for a while now. The technology age is wonderful! It is wonderful because of how easy technology makes our everyday ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2012
Using a Polygraph Test in a Child Protective Services Case The law in Texas is very clear, polygraph tests are NOT admissible in court. Not only are the results of a polygraph inadmissible in a court, ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012
HELP! CPS wants me to sign a Child Safety and Evaluation Plan. Imagine the following scenario: Your son is sick with a severe cough and flu like symptoms. You take him to the doctor’s office, ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2012
Changing a Child’s Name The Texas Family Code allows for a parent, a managing conservator, or a guardian to file a petition with a court to change a child’s name. The request for name ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012
How to Raise or Lower your Child Support Whether you want to raise or lower your child support, there are certain rules you must follow according to the Texas Family Code in order to get your change ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012
Signs your spouse is having an affair As a divorce lawyer for many years, I have seen it all in regards to the tell tale signs your spouse may be having an affair. In the days before social networks ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012
Houston Police Department Officer Accused of Bigamy I had a hard time deciding if I was going to blog about this story on my criminal law blog or on this family law blog. Family law won out because I ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012
Pasadena Texas Divorce Lawyer agrees that January does see an increase in divorce related lawsuit filings. In the business of representing people who are getting divorced, we often see ebbs and flows ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2012
CPS has taken my children, what can I do? Child Protective Services is given a lot of authority in the Texas Family Code to remove children from homes that CPS investigators deem as unsafe. CPS cases ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2012
How do I calculate child support? Contact, Dennis M. Slate, a Houston area Child Support Lawyer today According to the Texas Family Code, there are three things the court must do in order to properly ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012
Mistaken Paternity In 2011, the Texas Legislature amended Family Code section 161.005 to allow an adjudicated father who is paying child support for a child that is not biologically his, to file to ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2011
La Porte Family Lawyer discusses the use of temporary orders Temporary Orders A temporary order is generally unique to family law. After we have filed a lawsuit for divorce or for modification of ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011
Do You Need a Baytown Child Custody Lawyer ? The typical Texas Divorce Decree that deals with children will have a Standard Possession Order included in the order. The Standard Possession Order is a ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011
Welcome to our Family Law Blog, you can subscribe to our feed here. Here at the Slate Law Firm, we offer a full range of family law and legal services including divorce, paternity, adoption, child ...
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