What is a demand letter? If someone believes that you have violated a contract or violated certain civil areas of law, that person must send you a demand letter notifying you of such position before the initiate a lawsuit. The length of time between the letter being...
The "business judgment rule" is a legal doctrine that shields directors and mangers from liability for rational decisions made for the benefit of a corporation. Even in a situation where a director or manager has caused harm to a corporation, there may be no violation...
By an Opinion delivered on April 17, 2025, the Second Court of Appeals - Fort Worth set its standard for verified denials under Rule 93 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure: Memorandum Opinion Background: At the trial court level, a verified denial was filed within...
There are a variety of benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. Facebook has nearly 2 billion users. A new Facebook account is created five times every second. One statistic states that 50% of 18 to 24-year olds go on Facebook every morning when they...
The purpose of a Temporary Restraining Order or a Temporary Injunction is to maintain the "status quo" or in other words, keep things the way they are. Generally, in order to get a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") or a Temporary Injunction one must prove the...
A court of inquiry is a criminal proceeding authorized by and conducted according to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. When a District Judge, acting in his capacity as magistrate, has probable cause to believe an offense has been committed against the laws of this...
Governor Greg Abbott has recently signed a number of bills aimed at improving child protection in Texas. After much controversy over the broken system, lawmakers have been working to target major issues, providing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services...
"Co-parenting" is used to describe parents that are separated or divorced that work together to raise their children. In co-parenting circumstances, parents usually share responsibility for raising their children even though the parents no longer live in the same home...
Over the past four decades there has been a steady rise of the average age of first time mothers. In 1970 the average age of a first-time mother was 21.4; this number grew to 24.9 in 2000, which increased again to 25.2 in 2009, and again to 26.3 in 2014. The National...
Texas is a community property state, which means that most property acquired during the marriage belongs to both spouses and must be divided between them if they get divorced. Everything from the house to the kitchen table, if it was acquired during the marriage then...