What Can You Expect to Pay to Resolve a Child Support Dispute? When you're involved in a divorce proceeding in Texas and there are minor children in the home, the court will almost always order the payment of child support, even when the court … [Read more...]
What Are the Different Ways of Getting a Green Card?
How You Can Become a Lawful Permanent Resident You've left your home country and come to America, but you're only here on a temporary visa. You know that you want to live here permanently, but you're not sure how you can make that happen. Let's look … [Read more...]
Protecting Your Legal Rights after a Texas Motor Vehicle Accident
Taking the Right Steps to Help You Get Full and Fair Compensation When you've been involved in any type of car, truck or motorcycle accident, whether as a driver, passenger or pedestrian, the risk of serious and catastrophic injury is great, even … [Read more...]
What Are Preferences in a Bankruptcy Filing?
The Consequences of Favoring One Creditor Over Another You're struggling to make ends meet, whether you've lost your job, been forced to take a less lucrative position because of COVID, had an unanticipated injury or illness or been a party to a … [Read more...]
Wrongful Death in Texas
What Is It? Who Can File a Claim? What Damages Can Be Recovered? There's a famous quote from the English author, John Donne, that says "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." There's much truth in that…we are all affected … [Read more...]
When and How to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
Knowing When to Retain Legal Counsel | The Necessary Steps in Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney Accidents often happen when you least expect them, changing your life in an instant. If you’ve never been involved in an automobile accident, slip and … [Read more...]
How Do the Texas Community Property Laws Work?
How Are Marital Debts and Assets Divided in a Texas Divorce? When you seek to legally terminate your marriage, there are generally three major issues that must be addressed: The custody of minor children, if there are any The support of a … [Read more...]
When Can You Sue for Wrongful Termination?
What Circumstances Allow a Fired Employee to Recover Compensation for Losses Incurred? During our adult lives, we typically spend more than a quarter of our time at work. For many of us, it becomes a "home away from home," both a source of … [Read more...]
Burn Injuries—Severity and Cause
The Different Degrees of Burn Injuries| The Different Types of Burn Accidents and Injuries Burn injuries can be among the most painful and debilitating forms of trauma, with far-reaching consequences, including increased susceptibility to … [Read more...]
What Happens If a Party Dies during a Texas Divorce Proceeding?
The Impact of Death before the Final Divorce Decree is Signed If you’ve gone through a divorce proceeding and the judge has signed the final order, it will be binding, regardless of what subsequently happens to either of the parties. In those … [Read more...]
U.S. to Allow 18-Month Protected Status to Ukrainian and Sudanese Refugees
Department of Homeland Security Announces Process With military conflict raging in both the Ukraine and Sudan, a wave of refugees is expected to seek protection in the United States. In mid-April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced … [Read more...]
Should I Accept the First Settlement Offer?
Strategies to Maximize the Amount You Recover When you have been injured and have extensive medical expenses or can’t work, you want to get payment for your losses as soon possible. For that reason, an initial settlement offer from a defendant’s … [Read more...]