Do You Need a Co-Parenting App? What Texas Courts Think of OurFamilyWizard and Friends
Do you need a co-parenting app? Why Texas courts order communication through OurFamilyWizard and similar apps, what the records are worth, and how to pick one.
About 70% of Co-Parenting Disputes Are About Perspective. Here’s the Other 30%.
About 70% of co-parenting disputes are about perspective. The other 30% are things a court can resolve. How to tell the difference, and why not responding is sometimes the winning move.
The “Agreed Divorce” Switch-Up: When a Peaceful Texas Divorce Suddenly Isn’t
“You can keep the house. I won’t fight for custody.” Then the petition gets filed and everything changes. Why the peaceful divorce promise breaks, and what the Texas process looks like.
The Texas Child Support “Passport Trap”: How $2,500 in Arrears Can Ground a Parent
Owe more than $2,500 in back child support? Federal law can block or revoke a passport until the arrears are handled. How the passport denial program works in Texas.
“He Owes Me $300 for the ER”: How Medical Expenses Actually Get Collected From a Co-Parent in Texas
A text saying “you owe me $300” is not enforcement. How medical reimbursement actually works under Texas custody orders, and what we ask our clients to do when a co-parent won’t pay.
Can a Facebook Post Make You Married? Common Law Marriage in Texas, Explained
A Texas appeals court weighed in on whether a Facebook relationship post can help prove a common law marriage. The three elements of informal marriage under Texas Family Code § 2.401.
Alcohol and Child Custody in Texas: What Family Courts Actually Do About a Parent’s Drinking
How do Texas family courts address a parent’s drinking? Supervised possession, injunctions, testing, and Soberlink monitoring: what we have seen courts order and why.
Filing for Child Support Through the Texas Attorney General? Here’s What That Case Really Covers
The Texas Attorney General offers a free path to child support, but the OAG does not represent either parent, and the case covers custody too.
Does Texas Really “Cap” Child Support? The Truth About High Earners and the Guidelines
Texas guideline child support is capped, but that is not the end of the story. How the $11,700 net resources cap works and when courts can order more.
Is There Really a “Primary Parent” in Texas? What the Supreme Court Just Said
The Texas Supreme Court just rejected the term “primary parent.” What Gopalan v. Marsh actually changed, and what courts really decide in a custody case.