Going through divorce and wife wants 50% of 401k. (Texas)

Generally speaking, you ought to be able to claim the portion of the account that existed prior to the date of marriage as your separate property. ...

Whether or not the judge is likely to give him more time to hire another attorney is really a question that only attorneys who practice in front of...

Ex is refusing to sign divorce papers after 4 years of being separated.

Not sure if you mean a petition or a decree when you say "divorce papers". You've got to have him served (by a process server or constable)...

Did you represent him as your husband? The elements of common law marriage in Texas are: 1) An agreement between the parties to be married; 2)...

I plan of filing for full custody of my child . The father is in jail , how does the process work when a parent is incarcerated

The process is really no different, only that if he is in jail, he obviously won't be able to participate in any hearings - meaning that you're...

What can she do to keep them or does the children have to be returned?

No lawyer on this website, with just a paragraph worth of information, is likely to be able to give better advice than your cousin's attorney.

What can I do, when my 12 year old,that I have primary custody of, refuses to live with me?

Your son doesn't get to make this decision. What he can do, if someone files a motion asking for it, is tell the judge what his preference is about...

Whether you have a common law marriage or not probably won't have anything to do with a judge's custody decision. The Family Code explicitly...

Can I get full custody of my children?

Infidelity, in and of itself, is probably not going to be a significant factor in the Court's custody decisions. There are two exceptions to that,...

In the state of Texas do I have to pick up my child from the non custodial parents house?

If there's an order already in place, then exchanges will have to be wherever the order says. If there's not an order in place already, then the...