One simply cannot use television shows or movies as a tutorial for procedures in a divorce. Much like some television shows portray, though, there can be a wide variety of misconceptions when it comes to a parting of the ways for divorcing couples. In this discourse, every effort will be made to help educate the …
How Collaborative Divorce Works: FAQs
The process of going through a divorce can be somewhat confusing, and no two cases are exactly alike. There is no cookie cutter mold for use in divorces. Because there are various types and processes involved, it is wise to ask questions and seek insight from an experienced family law attorney. One type of divorce …
Can an Attorney Represent Both Parties in a Divorce?
Divorce is depicted in such varying ways and in so many different lights on television and in the movies that couples in the real world may hold jaded and shaded perceptions of reality when they find themselves facing one in real life. Some TV shows have the characters going for the jugular vein, so to …
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Name Change and Gender Marker Correction Now Available!
A significant step in transitioning for those who are transgender is changing their name and correcting their gender marker in the public record. The good news is that it is not so hard to accomplish this step, thanks to the Travis County courts and UT Austin. UT Austin has worked hand in hand with the …
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Does Being a Nursing Mother Change Visitation for the Baby?
Nearly everyone has heard stories about divorce battlegrounds where heated child custody battles are brewed, and no boxing gloves are used. A complex variety of factors get thrown into the mix and can often affect the outcome of the custody ruling. Judges consider factors like location, age of the child, a parent’s relationship with the …
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Visitation With Children Under The Age of 3
When parents divorce, an established visitation schedule will become part of the custody orders with which parents must comply. Family law attorneys can help divorcing parents create an agreeable and workable visitation schedule to present to the court for approval. Laws concerning visitation with children under age of 3 are different, however, than standard visitation …
Should You Get An Uncontested Divorce Without A Lawyer?
Divorce is one of the most challenging things that a person can experience in their life. Your emotions are like a roller coaster, and you wonder if you will ever truly live again. Whatever happened to the “happily ever after” that you were promised? The fact is that more than half of all marriages end …
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The History of Pride in Texas
As the home of both conservative social values and borderland cultural diversity, Texas has been both a battleground for civil liberties and an incubator for social change. The history of the state’s LGBT community is similarly dual in nature – exhausting, even disheartening, but unexpectedly uplifting as movements or individual activists emerge victorious in fight …