Texas lawmakers plan to address a number of criminal justice issues this year. One of the issues on their agenda is reforming the state’s bail system. Pretrial detention is intended to serve the purpose of ensuring that defendants who are at risk for harming others or failing to show up to court. Unfortunately, the current […]
Divorce is costly at any age, and statistics show that more and more older adults are divorcing. The divorce rate for people age fifty and over has doubled between 1990 and today. The average Texas divorce costs nearly sixteen thousand dollars and takes a little over a year from start to finish. While the high […]
Hate crimes are criminal acts that arise from the perpetrator’s prejudice or hatred towards a particular group of people. Sometimes, hatred towards a specific race or religion is what causes a perpetrator to act. At other times, the motivating factor could be gender identity, sexual orientation, or even disability. In 2001, the Governor of Texas […]
Family law attorneys aren’t financial advisors, but they have certainly seen their fair share of information about the financial lives of their divorcing clients. Divorce often takes a financial toll on both of the divorcing spouses. However, you can make choices that could ensure that your divorce does the least possible amount of damage to […]
Family law attorneys don’t usually get to see couples before they marry. Most often, couples work with family law attorneys as they prepare for and navigate divorce. However, family law attorneys have a unique perspective on the things that can destroy marriages. In sharing this perspective with couples who are not yet married, it’s possible […]
Family law attorneys don’t usually get to see couples before they marry. Most often, couples work with family law attorneys as they prepare for and navigate divorce. However, family law attorneys have a unique perspective on the things that can destroy marriages. In sharing this perspective with couples who are not yet married, it’s possible […]
Police in Kemah and other communities are becoming more creative when it comes to increasing their efforts to cut down on the number of DWI arrests they make. While it is true that law enforcement officers seek out and pull over drivers that they suspect are intoxicated, it is also true that they are much […]
Divorce is not a one-size-fits-all type of legal proceeding where the divorcing spouses can fill out a few simple forms, attend a hearing, and be done with it. That’s why we urge anyone considering a divorce to avoid products and services that promise an easy, inexpensive, and fast divorce. Too many people have discovered that […]
Divorce is not a one-size-fits-all type of legal proceeding where the divorcing spouses can fill out a few simple forms, attend a hearing, and be done with it. That’s why we urge anyone considering a divorce to avoid products and services that promise an easy, inexpensive, and fast divorce. Too many people have discovered that […]
Competence is an issue that can come up in any Texas criminal case, including a DWI case. For court proceedings to be just, a defendant must be competent to stand trial. An individual who is competent to stand trial is both capable of understanding the proceedings that have been brought against them and capable of […]
