Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Texas Supreme Court has propagated a new Rule to codify rules about when a zoom hearing can be authorized. When COVID began, the Texas Supreme had authorized zoom hearing by a series of emergency orders. The new rule in short allows the parties to agree to a...
Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Beginning February 1, 2023, all Travis County Family Law Cases will return to in person hearings. Since March 2020, Travis County has been operating almost all hearings on the zoom platform. Initially this was in response to the COVID pandemic, but continued due to...
Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
The standard possession order allows parents to agree to alternate periods of possession if they reach an agreement. That’s common sense. When parents do not agree it’s sometimes suggested that a therapist, the child, or some other third party dictate...
Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
A common request from clients is to make the other side stop disparaging them online or to people in their social circle. In light of what is often posted this is not an unreasonable request, but it runs counter to constitutional rights of free speech. An...
Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
September 1 is the usual starting date to new laws. The legislature has made changes to the code and this is series of posts that addresses some of the new changes. First up, the code in TFC Sec. 156.106 now allows the Court to consider the death of parent as...
Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
With the pandemic causing fluctuations in child support, the issue of income averaging has been a more frequent issue. Below are some cases that address this in addition to a portion of the family code that provides guidance. When a trial court is presented with a...
