Child support complaints are usually filed by the custodial parent when the person accuses the non-custodial parent of intentionally and wrongfully defaulting on their child support payments. On the other hand, some non-custodial parents might also choose to consult...
Year: 2015
Understanding paternity fraud — — Part IV
Many legal cases of paternity fraud are revealed when a Texas father finds out at a later date that the child he has believed to be his for a long time is not related to him. In such cases, the father may consult an experienced lawyer in order to help him initiate a...
Understanding paternity fraud — Part III
Paternity fraud can be heartbreaking for a man who has believed for a long time that a child he raised as his biological offspring is not. Because of this belief, this man made sacrifices to raise the child. The emotional pain and suffering that is obviously caused by...
Understanding paternity fraud — Part II
In Texas, like elsewhere in the country, establishing paternity of a newborn baby is generally a routine task that is officially recognized in the hospital where the baby was born. As noted in the first blog on the topic of paternity, sometimes, an apparent father is...
Understanding paternity fraud — Part I
Like father's rights advocates elsewhere in the country, those in Texas have long supported the rights of fathers to establish and maintain relationships with their minor children, including gaining custody in cases of divorce. In most cases, a child born to a married...
Fathers’ Right To Paternity Leave Under Texas Laws
Traditionally, in Texas, it was the mother's job to raise the child, while the father went out to work and earned money to support his family. However, with the changing dynamics of gender roles, more and more fathers have become hands-on parents and take pleasure in...
Family law: how Texas recognizes grandparents’ rights
Texas judges always award child custody with the best interest of the child in mind. While, in most cases, it is determined that the best interest of the child lies in living with one of the biological parents, there are some cases where living with the biological...
Fathers’ rights: Termination of paternity in Texas
One of the biggest challenges for fathers' rights advocates in Texas is when a child is born out of wedlock. In a lot of cases, especially when the biological mother feels that she does not have the financial or social resources to support the child, or even in cases...
Navigating the process of divorce mediation
Divorces often have the potential to be bitter and controversial. In several cases, Texas residents who wish to divorce get into the legal proceeding while their emotions are still raw and they are on the brink of dissolving their marriage. In many cases, either or...
Who gets the family home in a Texas divorce?
Some of the biggest problems faced by Texas divorcing couples are the financial aspects of a divorce. Naturally, most couples who have been married for a long time may have accumulated a substantial amount of wealth and property, which now must be equitably divided...