If my husband adopts my daughter, is there anything the presumed father can do about it?

For your husband to adopt your daughter, the father's rights must be terminated even if it is an unknown father. You must give notice to a...

As a first time offender for domestic violence.. Is entering into a plea for pre trial diversion a wise decision?

Talk to your lawyer! Do not talk to the prosecutor without your attorney. You can get pretrial diversion without giving in to the prosecutors...

If you are leasing a house in a complex and the cops are called, can the police enter the house without a warrant?

Police can search when they have a warrant or in certain other circumstances. They must have probable cause to search your home and meet certain...

What are the grounds for the Grand Jury to upheld an indictment & what if the affidavit/charging instrument says something else?

Yes, this means that the Grand Jury found probable cause for a 2nd degree felony and not a 1st degree. Your indictment controls what you are...

There is really no way to answer that question. It depends on a lot of factors. The sentence for a 2nd degree felony is in between 2 and 20 years.

Cchild support

It does not matter who files first because Texas uses a formula to figure out what the percentage of income he should be paying to each family. He...

How do I emancipate myself from my mother?

Your father needs to file for custody over you and your sister. He may want to even file for termination of her parental rights. You cannot...

This means that the other parent has requested that the court have a hearing on temporary orders and a temporary injunction. At this point you are...

My son was a arrested without being read his rights are being told what he was arrested for is that legal ln the state of texas

Unfortunately yes. The police have to read you your rights in order to use what you say against you. If you did not say anything, then there is...

I missed my check ins with probation in this month but im going in today. will i go to jail?

That depends. If they have filed a motion to revoke than you can be arrested. However if you have a good track record with your probation officer...