A quick note: We will roll out 10 tips for the Executive Divorce in this series. I’m really excited about the next series after that!…
Tips for the Executive Divorce Series — Tip 1 Follow Court Orders
Tip 1 Follow the court orders. This simple act will set the case up for success. Conversely, failure to follow the court’s orders can be a “case killer.” Courts frown…
Move to Florida without Notice Equalized Change in Primary Residence
On February 17, 2016, the Court of Appeals in Amarillo, released In Re Shaley Abney, denying Mother’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking to vacate the trial court’s temporary orders.
Pick A County, Any County!
Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Transfer Child Custody Dispute from Moore County to Nueces County On February 4, 2016, the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals…
$6,000 Per Month Texas Child Support Reduced, and Court Ordered Father Could Share in Children’s Education and Medical Decisions in Modification Case
On February 2, 2016, the First Court of Appeals in Houston held in Trammell v. Trammell that a father had presented sufficient evidence to modify child support and conservatorship. Father…
Texas Supreme Court Opts for Substance over Technicality in Reversing Default Custody Modification
Today, February 26, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court has released In re J.Z.P. In this case, the mother was originally designated as the parent who could determine the children’s primary…
Mother Successfully Modifies Child Support and Receives Attorneys’ Fees
On January 7, 2016, the court of appeals in Dallas in In re Moore held Mother had shown a material and substantial change in circumstance of parties to allow for…
Justice Scalia Memorial
The National Review had a nice writeup on Justice Scalia. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/431272/justice-antonin-scalia-rip…
Order Naming State as child’s Managing Conservator over Father Reversed for a New Trial
On December 17, 2015, the Court of Appeals in Fort Wort, in In re S.T., held that the trial court abused its discretion by appointing the State as managing conservator…
Permant Child Support — Child Disability
On December 17, 2015, the Houston (First) Court of Appeals considered Thompson v. Smith, where the Father appealed an order for him to pay permanent child support for…