When you negotiate your new child custody order, include a specific provision that states that you have provided support for your son for X years (without ex-wife paying child support, if applicable) and, therefore, the parties agree that you will not be obligated to pay child support to your... View More

Your best option is to file for divorce and seek temporary orders. Bexar County has issued standing orders for divorce cases which would preclude your wife from removing the children from the State of Texas for purposes of changing their domicile. Without filing for divorce, your wife can move to... View More

You are going to need identify the individuals and/or entities that scammed your husband and any assets they may own in the United States. It is going to be very hard to pursue any claims until you identify the perpetrators of the fraudulent scheme. If they are citizens of other nations like... View More

Statements made in judicial proceedings including divorce actions are absolutely privileged and cannot provide the basis for claims of defamation or slander.

Perjury is a crime which can be reported to law enforcement. It will be up to police and to the district attorney whether the State... View More

In order for an LLM program to meet the law study requirements to be eligible to take the Texas state bar examination, it must meet the following criteria. Pay particular attention to the last section which tells you exactly what type of online instruction can be used to satisfy this criteria.... View More

The OAG is a good route to go without hiring an attorney IF you and the other party are NOT in agreement over who will have custody of the child(ren), or how often a parent will have some visitation with the child(ren). The OAG will assist with any disagreements over the monthly child support... View More

No, unless a court order clearly says otherwise, the NCP's refusal to provide his address does not justify denying the NCP possession of the children in accordance with the terms of your custody order. This falls into the category of "two wrongs don't make a right." I would... View More

Unless your divorce decree states that you do not have to release the children without the Father's address, you are required to follow the divorce decree and surrender to the children to Father at the time and place in your decree. Failure to do so could result him taking you to court for... View More

Yes, if you and your husband own real estate together, whether as community property or as part your and part his separate property, it will be necessary for you to sign a deed and other closing documents.

As community property, you and your husband should mutually instruct the closing... View More

You need to file a claim against your ex-spouse's estate. You will need to give notice to whomever is appointed as the personal representative of your ex-spouse's estate. There is an order set forth in the Texas Estates Code for which debts get paid first.

While the statute is... View More

It doesn't appear to be "malpractice." That being said, an attorney should take into consideration the legal naivete of a client and should fully inform the client about what to expect. A person who has never had experience with the legal system and does not watch television or... View More

It depends on whether the house is your wife's separate property or community property. If the house was bought by your wife before your marriage, it is her separate property. If the house was bought by your wife during your marriage, it is community property unless she used entirely her... View More

Talk to your attorney about whether you filed in the correct county. Normally, if the child resided in the county where you filed for the preceding 90-days, you filed in the correct county. Otherwise, a transfer to that county would seem to be the correct procedure. If a transfer is appropriate,... View More

You should contact an attorney who practices in the area of law of divorce and/or family law in or near the county where you live. If you do not already have a bank account in your name, you should open one in your sole name. If you do not already have a credit card in your name, you should open... View More

A protective order is a civil order, not a criminal one, and it isn't impacted by the underlying criminal charges being dropped. A protective order can be filed without any criminal charges being filed, or in conjunction, but they are completely separate. Both the husband and wife should... View More

It's not up to her job.

If this were a Texas court order, I would recommend that you file a motion for enforcement in the court that issued the order.

Since it is a Florida order, you need to ask the advice of a Florida attorney who practices in the area of family law.

You most likely cannot file for an annulment because the grounds on which an annulment can be granted are very narrow.

If he previously filed for divorce, you should check the Vital Statistics Unit at (888) 963-7111, Monday through Friday, 8 AM–4 PM to see if he ever finalized the divorce.

You need to file an application for writ of habeas corpus and motion to enforce. If you do not know what those are and how to do that, I strongly recommend you hire an attorney with experience in family law in or near the county where you live. Be aware that it is often difficult to obtain relief... View More

You can file a motion to modify in suit affecting the parent-child relationship. If the protective order is still in force and effect (they typically only last two years), you would also want to modify the protective order if it limits your access to your children.

You will want to present... View More

Given that his dad has had a stroke, it is highly advisable to secure a medical opinion that dad is mentally competent to execute a power of attorney. I would advise visually recording dad's signing of the POA in the event of a future challenge as to whether dad was competent at the time he... View More