Find out how to calculate child support in Texas and how a support award can be modified or terminated. The Noncustodial Parent Pays Child Support In Texas, physical custody—meaning, the amount of time a parent spends with a child—determines who will make child...
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“Just and Right” Community Property Division in Texas Divorce
Texas divorce courts do not simply divide community property 50-50. Instead, Texas law provides that community property is split according to what the judge deems “just and right.” In other words, division of property must be fair and equitable. Community property...
What happens when divorced parents in Texas disagree about whether to vaccinate their children for Covid19?
After years of distress about the pandemic, masks, travel, and virtual school, parents are being faced with a new dilemma: whether and when to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. These emotional disputes are now being played out in the family law courts. The...
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) in Texas
You might be surprised that a family law firm would promote DIY uncontested divorce in Texas. Patricia L. Brown & Associates does offer low cost, fixed price uncontested divorce packages, DivorceXpress™ and DivorceXpress Plus™. Some folks cannot afford even those...
Divorced Couples Are Debating About COVID-19 Vaccinations For Their Children
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues immediately arose among divorced clients whose views on how to manage their children became contentious if their views of the seriousness of the disease significantly differed from their ex’s: Masks or no masks? Virtual...
Another Way to Reduce the Cost of Your Divorce in Texas
We always encourage clients to invest their time in gathering all relevant data regarding all the assets held by the couple and the individual spouses in advance of their consultation with an attorney. This can save the client money and shorten the process. The...
COVID19 Update
We promised to update clients on how our firm is responding to the corona virus pandemic. As always, our primary goal is to ensure that clients and their and families are safe from being exposed to the virus, and that you can reach us during this difficult time. We...
5 Common Estate Planning Mistakes in Texas
Among the myriad ways Covid-19 has affected lives, it has compelled many people to take stock of what they value and evaluate their long-terms plans. Extra time together with family has also provided an opportunity to have long-delayed conversations that previously...
Your Child Support And The Federal Stimulus Payment
We are receiving a number of questions from our clients in Williamson and Travis County, Texas regarding how the federal stimulus payment with affect child support payments. Here are answers from the Texas Attorney General. Will the federal stimulus rebate payments be...
Divorce in Austin, Texas During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Below is an article in the Austin American Statesman, highlighting the divorce environment after two weeks of the corona virus shutdown in Austin. While we practice principally in Williamson County, we've been handling divorce on both Williamson and Travis County for...
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