Wife and I are going to get divorce (TX). She is an alcoholic.

No one can guarantee you what will happen in the courtroom, but....if her own parents are willing to come in and testify to her alcoholism, that's...

At what age do the orders in a divorce decree involving a healthy 21 year old end?

Your ex is giving you grief about your 21 year old child's medications and medical appointments? I feel like I'm missing something here. I guess...

Should I file Custody Modification papers, or wait?

When you say "the original papers were filed in early April", are you talking about the order you want to modify? If so, the Family Code makes it a...

Desperately seeking advice to help my 28 year old son that is suffering from psychosis.

Sorry to hear you're having to deal with this. This situation gets outside my usual practice area, but your starting point may be to get a mental...

What if I don't sign final divorce decree? In contempt, in any way?options to overturn unfair mediated settlement?

I agree with Mr. Land, and just wanted to add that refusing to sign the decree won't really help you. Assuming the decree contains the same terms...

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UNTIL YESTERDAY I HAD JOINT CUSTODY W MY CHILDS FATHER HE FILED FOR PETITION TO MODIFY WHERE HE HAS SOLE CUSTODY WITHOUT BEING

Mr. Morre is correct. You'll need to contact an attorney to help you with this situation, and the sooner the better. One thing you should do...

Do there have to be a legal reason for a restraining order one was filed on me for no reason neither does it give me a reason

It depends on what kind of restraining order it is. The Family Code (Section 6.501) allows some temporary restraining orders to be issued just for...

It depends on what your decree says ultimately. I'm not aware of anything in the Family Code that would require either of you to get the other's...

Did I do the right thing?

The rules of civil procedure do allow for service of process by certified mail, but you can't send the mail yourself - the clerk would have to do...

Divorce - Family Law : Rule 11 Wife is asking to travel with child

I'll start by pointing out that a draft decree means nothing until its actually signed by the judge. A draft can always be changed, so the fact...

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