How long must I be married to be able to fight for half of the possessions when divorcing?

In Texas, we have community property and separate property. Any property that either of you already owned prior to marriage or that either of...

Do I have to wait 30 minutes for the custodial parent to arrive when I have my visitation days?

I agree that she should be on time. I also agree with you that 30 minutes in an awfully long time to wait on a regular basis. In addition to the...

WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN ADOPT MY NIECE?

You asked several questions. 1. Can you adopt her? Adoption involves permanently terminating the legal relationship between the child and her...

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I just had a baby with a woman who is not my wife.I have been with her for about 1yr,3mos.,we were starting to have problems.

Texas law is explicitly gender-neutral. I don't know that you've handled this perfectly, but without orders in place, you both have equal rights to...

There is no time limit. Two to three weeks seems like a long time and it's longer than I'd want to take, but that first draft can take a while....

I need a lawyer or not

If you have a bill of sale that shows the day you sold the car and the name of the party you sold it to, take that with you and it should clear...

Can I get in trouble for texting my soon to be ex husband? Even if its just to see if he will talk about papers?

Texting, by itself, won't get you into trouble. What gets you into trouble is what is said over the text messages/emails/phone/social media, etc....

Custody Battle about to start

I would be very careful at this point. If there is a case pending, you are now under the scrutiny of the court. Tarrant County does not have...

In the state of texas is it legal for a highschool to take away a cell phone and charge you to get it back?

It is not any form of theft. I've gone through this with my daughter's phone. By the way, first offenders do not have to pay fines to get phones...

A yard worker is over charging my grandmother with alzheimers.......

You could seek guardianship of your grandmother's estate and kick the guy off the property.