Under Texas law, the standards for one-party consent allows recording if at least one participant consents. What does this mean? Some common scenarios in the State of Texas: If you and your spouse are having a discussion that you wish to record, you can technically be...
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Whose Break Is It Anyway? School Calendars Rapidly Changing and How to Adjust
Did your school district recently add a holiday break or change the school week? Various school districts in and around Denton County, Texas have started changing their holiday schedules as well as their weekday attendance. If you are sharing custody of a child or are...
Mandamus Relief for CPS Parents
In April 2021, Yale Law team obtained mandamus relief in two separate cases involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Pursuant to the Texas Family Code, in cases filed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the court loses...
Show Me The Documents!
If you are getting divorced, annulled, or seeking court direction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, then get ready to produced all the things--and by things, we mean documents. Effective January 1, 2021, parties to new family law cases will be...
The Expanding Rights of Non-Parents
In 2018, the Texas Supreme Court delivered an opinion expanding the rights of non-parents to have standing (the legal right to bring a lawsuit) in certain lawsuits under the Family Code. In the Interest of H.S., a Minor Child, the Court held that a non-parent may have...
Social Media and Why It’s Important to Be Careful What You Post When You have an Open Court Case
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...
Splitting Time During Holidays for Children: Keeping Holidays as Stress-Free as Possible
The holidays can be a difficult time for those going through a divorce or custody battle. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to keep your holidays sane. Know where your children will be spending the holidays, what times they'll be with their other parent and...
Temporary Restraining Order & Temporary Injunction
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...
Possession for Children Less than 3 years old in Texas
The Texas legislature has declined to provide a set schedule for children under 3 years of age, instead the Texas legislature has provided us with a list of factors the court should take into account when determining a possession schedule for a child less than 3 years...
What is a No-Fault Divorce in Texas?
A no-fault divorce is preferred by most divorcing couples because it can leave a lot of personal information out of the court case. The parties to the no-fault divorce do not claim or have to prove fault in the breakup of the marriage. The language used is: "The...