There’s no legal difference. You just don’t have a ceremony. Like any marriage, it ends only by death, divorce or annulment.

The attorney might be breaking the law but that does not affect the validity of the agreement. If it’s written and signed correctly, it’s still valid.

If the OAG order allows you to make educational decisions after consulting dad, consult him, then decide what school your child attends.

For a Texas informal marriage ("common law"), you must live together as husband & wife in Texas, have an agreement that you are married, and...

A judge can order him to pay support after you file for divorce. You need not wait until the divorce is final. A judge may order it after the...

See a lawyer. If you don’t, log on to your county’s district clerk’s website and search the cause number on the postcard. Your spouse might have...

If you move without modifying the order, mom could seek an order to have the boy turned over to her if she’s in the county. Best to move to modify...

If the current order was issued in Harris Co. The only option is to change the wedding date. In a smaller county, you might get a judge to sign an...

You may divorce in Texas. Your community property will be divided. Neither of you will get everything. You will each spend time with your children....

The rules prohibit soliciting business here so I don’t know what can be said. I have practiced family law in Harris Co. since 1992 and can...