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How Divorcing Senior Citizens Can Protect Their Financial Interests
The divorce rate for individuals over the age of fifty has doubled since 1990. An average divorce in Texas costs approximately fifteen thousand dollars and takes an average of twelve months to conclude. The high cost of divorce often tempts divorcing seniors to look for lower-cost alternatives to hiring an experienced divorce attorney. However, if…
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Divorcing Couples: Who Gets What in a Texas Divorce
Divorce can be a stressful and complicated legal process, especially when children and valuable assets are involved. Other than working out child custody of minor children, the next major issue of contention is determining how to divide real property and assets. Depending on your specific situation, discussing property division may cause heated arguments or mature…
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Divorced Parents Dispute COVID-19 Vaccination of Minor Children in Texas
According to a news report on washingtonpost.com, divorced parents are heading to court to fight to stop their children from receiving the COVID vaccination. The issue is a national issue, and the report states that there has been a “surge in COVID-19 vaccine disputes.” the sensitive issue is causing stress to families, and some parents…
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Texas DWI Defense Attorney Talks About When DWI is Combined With Other Offenses
A woman who crashed her SUV into the front of an Irving jewelry store is charged with DWI, in addition to charges related to property damage. The wreck happened on a Tuesday morning after the woman had been out drinking at a bar in Dallas. She admitted to having been out drinking and identified herself…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Provides a Glimpse Into how the Coronavirus is Affecting the Texas Criminal Justice System
The coronavirus has affected just about every aspect of daily life for Texas residents, Americans, and people all over the world. Individuals recently charged with crimes in Texas, and those who are incarcerated in Texas prisons, are wondering how the coronavirus will affect their ability to work through their criminal law matters towards freedom and…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Says a Recently Passed State Law Expands Use of DNA Evidence in Texas
DNA evidence can provide valuable information about a crime, including information about who may have been involved in the crime. DNA evidence has the potential to help authorities identify potential suspects more accurately than they would be able to identify them by relying exclusively on other types of evidence. A Texas law passed last year…
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Texas DWI Defense Attorney Discusses the Dangers of Repeated DWI Offenses
A young man is dead after the vehicle he was driving was hit by a drunk driver who did not yield the right of way. The drunk driver turned left in front of the oncoming vehicle, which had the right of way at the intersection. The vehicles collided. The twenty-year-old man died at the crash…
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Texas DWI Defense Attorney Says Drinking and Driving is Not Worth It
One of the most common reactions to a DWI arrest is surprise. Many DWI defendants report feeling surprised that they were arrested for DWI because they did not think that they were drunk. It’s possible that you might be as surprised as those unlucky drivers were to learn that the law enforcement officers who…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Says Despite Legality of Hemp, Arrests Continue
Texas crime labs recently partnered with Sam Houston University to develop a lab test to analyze the THC content of plant material or oil. The test is an important step forward following the legalization of hemp in Texas. The test enables authorities to determine whether a sample of oil or plant material is legal hemp,…
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Texas Criminal Defense Attorney Says Full Exoneration is Worth Pursuing for the Innocent
Criminal convictions stop people right in their tracks. Whatever they were doing in their life before they were charged with and convicted of a crime gets put on hold. For individuals who are wrongfully convicted, their convictions place their lives on hold as they wait for the day when the truth sets them free. The…