Texas Family Legal Questions

CPS' stated goal is to reunify the family.  That being said, you need to make certain that you are doing EVERYTHING that CPS tells you to do and that you are staying clean, sober and away from bad influences.  Please go to a lawyer with family law experience in your area and learn what your rights are and what your options are in this matter.  You need representation in order to make sure you get your children back.  ... Read More

You can contact the State Bar to learn about reprimands for any lawyer licensed in Texas.  Also, Martindale-Hubbell has a rating system for lawyers that will tell you the lawyers peer rating for legal ability and ethical standards.  Go to their website and look up the lawyer you have questions about by name.  I think there are also several online sites where clients rate lawyers but I do not personally know anything about them. ... Read More

Please get some advice immediately from a lawyer in your area.  Bring your Decree with you so he or she can read the exact terms.  You have two years from the date of divorce to enforce an award of property.  Was there a specific date that you were supposed to receive your personal items?  Have you tried to retrieve them from your ex?  Was there a specific date that you were supposed to sign the Deed? If so, you need to sign it by that date or you risk being found in contempt of court.  If the Decree does not state that the loan had to be refinanced, there may be nothing you can do regarding that issue now as too much time has passed but talk to a lawyer and see what options you have at the present time.      ... Read More

You should talk to a lawyer in your jurisdiction and get some advice regarding this issue.  If the Court Order says that he should be picking her back up from your house after visitation, you should send him something in writing, certified mail, return receipt requested restating the exact verbiage of the Order that requires him to pick her up and telling him that from that date forward, you intend to abide strictly by the Court's Order.  If he fails to pick her up after the next visitation, you should take her and pick her up from school.  She should not miss school because of this. Your lawyer can guide you in whether the Judge  of your court would seriously entertain a Motion for Enforcement given the fact that you have been taking her both ways for seven years.   ... Read More

You asked:  My two boys were taken from me feb.15,2012. I haven't received a case worker.Past a drug test and there were false allegations. Is that right?Additional Details:The investigator had told me that if we didn hear from him within ten days. Then our case might be closed. Its been 14 days. What do i have to do to get my boys back? You should contact a local attorney immediately, who will advise you of your rights and all of your options.  Stu Shafer... Read More

My sympathies to you on your Father's death. First of all, you need to see if your Mother had a Will and if your Father had a Will.  If Wills exist, they need to be probated and your rights to the house are included in those documents.  If not, your rights are decided by the laws of intestacy.  Normally in Texas, a surviving spouse would have a life estate in the homestead no matter who owned the house after your Father's death but without more information, I can not tell you for certain as she may have signed away her rights to the life estate in a Premarital Agreement. Please consult with a lawyer in your area regarding your rights as you may have several options available to you.  ... Read More

Please consult with a lawyer who does family law in your jurisdiction to see if you qualify for an annulment and if so, to guide you through the process. There are several grounds that you can use to qualify for an annulment, among them are the following:  if you are underage of 18 and married without parental consent; if you were under the influence of alcohol or narcotics and as a result did not have the legal capacity to consent and have not voluntarily cohabited since the effects wore off; if either party was permanently impotent at the time of marriage and the other party was unaware of same and did not voluntarily cohabitate since learning of the impotency; if fraud, duress or force was used to induce you into the marriage and you have not voluntarily cohabited since learning of same; in certain circumstances if one of you did not have the mental capacity to consent to marriage; if you married less than 72 hours after receiving a marriage license; or in certain circumstances if one of you was divorced from a third party within thirty days of your marriage.         ... Read More