Though various standard forms have been approved regarding divorce, the Texas Supreme Court has stated that "it is always best" to hire an attorney when contemplating a divorce. There is no shortage of online and other materials advertised allowing for individuals to...
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Month: November 2012
Child support roundup in Texas County
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 26, 2012 | Child Support
One Texas County is in the process of arresting 64 individuals that apparently owe millions of dollars in child support. Though there are many other individuals that have also failed to pay on their child support obligations, the Texas Attorney General's office and...
Surrogate is also ruled the mother in Texas court
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 23, 2012 | Child Custody
A couple of months back, we wrote about the ongoing child custody dispute that was occurring in Texas. The case involved a surrogate mother whose right to child custody of a pair of twins was challenged by the sperm donor.The sperm donor claimed that the woman was not...
The high cost of domestic violence
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 19, 2012 | Domestic Violence
The Texas Council of Family Violence blames the domestic violence problem in part on the tendency of Texans to excuse the violence for other reasons. Individuals in our state sometimes blame the victim or other circumstances for why the domestic violence occurs, and...
Many foster children still awaiting adoption in Texas
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 15, 2012 | Adoption
National Adoption Day is set for November 17th. As part of the festivities, there are plans to finalize 20 adoption procedures taking place for West Texas families.There are approximately 6,400 children in the Texas foster care system, and most of these children have...
Divorce during retirement years
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 12, 2012 | Divorce
Texas residents can expect to see an increase in elderly divorces over the coming years. There has been as much as a 50 percent rise in the divorce rate for elderly individuals during the past two decades.While the divorce rate for other age categories has remained...
Texas arresting individuals behind in child support
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 8, 2012 | Child Support
Texas parents are being sent to jail for not paying child support. In one particular county, 17 non-custodial parents were arrested and may face as much as six months in jail.This sweep concerned a series of warrants that were sent out for parents that failed to pay...
Eliminating conflict makes for better child custody arrangements
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 5, 2012 | Child Custody
It appears that approximately half of children will have parents that divorce before that child turns 18-years old. But though this can be particularly tough for children to deal with, studies have shown that parents putting aside their differences for the sake of the...
Reports of domestic violence prevalent in Houston area
On Behalf of Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. | Nov 1, 2012 | Domestic Violence
Though there has been an increase in women killed due to domestic violence during the year of 2011, what is called familicide (the killing of members of the entire nuclear family) has increased by 600 percent. There were six instances of familicide in 2011 as compared...
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