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Q: I need help with a separation issue between my partner and I unmarried living together for 4 years in a weekly motel

Names on the moon he's trying to make me leave even though I have nowhere to go on short notice for me& my cat. I just need a time to find a place. What can 8 do

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Q: I need help with a separation issue between my partner and I unmarried living together for 4 years in a weekly motel

Names on the moon he's trying to make me leave even though I have nowhere to go on short notice for me& my cat. I just need a time to find a place. What can 8 do

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Q: I want to move to my mom's house but they have 30% custody and the one I'm at has 70% and says I can't. Can I? Im 13+

So I've been wanting to move back to my mom's because before whenever I Moved over here I was angry and now I want to go back but the other guardian says I can't. I want to move back and I don't know what to do.

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Q: Am I allowed to file for a De Novo hearing after receiving orders from the Permanency?

My initial attorney refused to use any of the evidence I gave her, from witness to body cam footage to a CPI from a different city i was in when the case started. At the adversary she told me my kids wouldn't go where we wanted them to go unless I agreed. So I did because they were miserable... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law, Civil Litigation and Domestic Violence for Texas on
Q: Type of lawyer needed if my ex husband along with some neighbors are harassing me, I feel unsafe inmy own house

My neighbor tried to break into my garage, and my husband is monitoring me. The neighbor threatened me, and when I called the cops, a female constable arrived. My neighbor told her that he did not threaten me, that he only told me to go inside my house and pray, and that I was mentally ill—a... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Child Support and Family Law for Texas on
Q: My wife and I are separated, not divorced. Who provides services to develop a separation agreement?
Rafee'a S. Majeed
Rafee'a S. Majeed
answered on Nov 1, 2024

You should seek out a family law attorney to discuss getting a divorce in Rexas.

Texas law does not allow for "legal separation" for which a separation agreement would be needed. In Texas, you are married until you are divorced.

Also, Texas is a community property state,...
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Q: I have a close friend that has passed away and before she passed she gave her two grandchildren away

The daughter desperately wants them back in her life what can she do

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Q: Can a judge throw out an 2009 child support order b/c of a new 2024 order states the parties were married approx 2002?

Different case numbers but same parties. Had 1 child in 2009 and then had 4 more children later. I gave my attorney a copy of the 2009 order and brought up to him this 2002 date was wrong and I was afraid it would affect my 2009 case. The attorney general is asking the court to vacate this 2009... View More

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Q: What is a arraignment on my court day but I never got arrested
James L. Arrasmith
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answered on Oct 29, 2024

An arraignment is your first court appearance where you are formally notified of the charges against you. Even if you weren't arrested, you might still receive a summons to appear in court. This ensures you are aware of the legal proceedings and have the opportunity to respond to the charges.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Family Law and Real Estate Law for Texas on
Q: How can I get a Power of attorney document ?
James Clifton
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answered on Oct 30, 2024

If you are looking for a statutory durable power of attorney for finances or a medical power of attorney, you can access them through the Texas Department of Health and Human Services website. If you need a specific power of attorney for the sale or purchase of real estate, that will need to be... View More

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Q: How do I transfer my parents (deceased) house deed to me?
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Q: My dad died and left his house without a will. How do I transfer the deed into my name?

I have 6 sibling and one deceased sibling.

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 28, 2024

Probate your father's estate intestate and have your six living siblings and any issue of your deceased sibling deed the house into your name.

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Q: When the investigator closes you case with no further invest needed. Why CPS still gets involved?

Once the investigator does her ruling and says there is no evidence to find against the case why is Cps gets involved still when it's clear to the investigator that she found nothing to do more investigation.

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Q: Am I entitled to half of the equity in my house if my name is not on the loan or the deed in a divorce?
John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 25, 2024

If your house is community property, the court will include it in the "just and right division" of your marital estate regardless of whose name is on the loan or deed. The phrasing you use "entitled to half of the equity" is not precisely correct. You are "entitled"... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Texas on
Q: hello if someone put the wrong address for themselves on paperwork they filed against you what will happen in court
John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 25, 2024

Notices to them likely will be sent to the wrong address they gave.

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Q: I would like to know what a judge can to do if my ex-husband has gone against court order and withheld my daughter.

I have custody he has withheld her for 80 days

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Q: I am wanting to know what will happen to my ex husband after withholding our 15 year old daughter from me for 80 days

I have custody of my daughter; she is 15 and "wanted" to live with her dad. They drink alcohol and smoke weed and he encourages a very inappropriate lifestyle for her. She has missed more than 8 days of school already. She won't talk to me now. I want to ensure a judge will hold him accountable.

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 22, 2024

Assuming that you did not agree to allow your daughter to live with her dad and have filed a motion to enforce your custody rights, it is likely that the judge will hold your ex-husband accountable and grant your motion to enforce.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Probate for Texas on
Q: Are purchases on credit card divided between heirs if one heir is a card holder on account?

My Dad has a huge depot card and my sis is a card holder. Recently the fridge broke and then the microwave. She bought new ones, BOTH charged to home Depot with the credit card. I had found a cheaper microwave at Walmart but she insisted it come from home Depot. The fridge was over $3000. Does she... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 22, 2024

A cardholder who is an authorized user of someone else's credit card is not the person legally responsible for the debt. The account holder is responsible for the debt and can authorize whomever he likes to make charges on his credit card account. Since you are not the account holder, you... View More

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Q: Can POA change beneficiaries?

My Mom recently passed and everything was left to my Dad. My sis controls his stuff. Can she change the will and beneficiary on his life insurance policies as POA?

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Oct 22, 2024

Yes, as the holder of his power of attorney, your sister can change the will and beneficiary on his life insurance policies for him in accordance with his instructions.

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