In 2017, there are over 3,600 children waiting for adoption in Texas. There are many people who want to provide loving homes for these children. But many individuals do not know what to do to begin the adoption process. Here is some information that will help individuals learn about adopting children in Texas: Texas Requirements […]
Probate is a legal process designed to deal with the assets of a person after he or she dies. The process is important to guarantee that the assets are properly distributed to the person’s heirs or other designated individuals, and for ensuring that any financial obligations are satisfied. After a person dies, the legal process […]
Family law revolves around dealing with legal issues that arise within a family, whether that family is made up two people or twenty. While most people think family law is synonymous with divorce and child support, this area of law covers so much more. Other legal issues that are dealt with by family law practitioners, such as […]
Things to Consider Before Filing for Divorce Filing for divorce requires serious consideration of your assets and liabilities before you engage a divorce lawyer. Marriage dissolution can become complex when real estate and investment interests are shared and children of the marriage require arrangements for parental custody. Some things to consider before filing for divorce […]
An estate plan is a way of securing your finances and assets in the event that you are unable to do so due to disability or death. Estate planning is not only for the rich and famous as perceived by many. It is for everyone who owns anything of value, whether it is a personal, material, or […]
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The all-too-familiar arrangement in which couples live separately while they are ‘informally divorced’ individuals has disastrous financial consequences. Typically, the separated couples are awaiting the formal, legal, and court-sanctioned divorce. As experienced divorce and family law attorneys, we at the Jackson Law Firm, feel obliged to advise our clients that separating without the divorce formality […]
When couples head towards divorce, they wonder about how alimony might apply to their case. Alimony is also called spousal support. The purpose of alimony is to ease the sudden economic changes that come to a party because of divorce. It’s also to help divorced individuals who might otherwise need public support. Whether you pay […]
Joint custody can mean sharing hands-on parenting time with the child roughly equally between parents. It can also mean sharing the authority to make major decisions about the child. In family law, parents can share time, decision-making authority or both. No two custody cases are alike. This means there’s no one specific way that joint custody works. […]
Marital status only accounts for a fraction of a court’s regard for a person’s parental rights and responsibilities. Even if you are single, you may have just as many rights to your children as if you were married to their other parent. Discover your legal rights as an unmarried parent so that you can best […]
