The Firm would like to congratulate Diana Larson and Erik Larson for being selected to H Texas Magazine’s annual list of Houston’s Top Lawyers for 2014. In its July 2014 issue, H Texas Magazine states that it compiles the list of Top Lawyers in Houston based on “nominations from clients and peers as well as […]
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The continued profitability of a successful business can be put at risk if a business owner fails to anticipate the following key legal issues that often arise. Business people need to be prepared on the front side for these challenges. Otherwise the results of legal mistakes businesses make can be costly. 1. Not Having Agreements […]
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Judges in Texas family law cases have discretion to award child support in excess of statutory guidelines under certain circumstances. The guidelines apply to obligors with up to $8,550 of monthly net resources. If a parent who is obligated to pay child support has monthly net resources above $8,550, the court may award additional child […]
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Texas law gives a spouse the ability to use grounds of fault in Texas divorce cases, but a spouse still has the ability to allege no-fault grounds for a divorce. The Texas Family Code provides that no-fault grounds include insupportability of the marriage due to discord or conflict with no reasonable expectation of reconciliation, living […]
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In a Texas divorce or child custody case, Section 105.009 of the Texas Family Code authorizes a family court judge to order the parties to attend a Parent Education and Stabilization Course. The court can enter such an order either in an original proceeding or in a motion to modify an existing custody order if […]
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Texas law provides clear guidelines for the award of child support to be paid in child custody matters. Texas child support is generally calculated from a parent’s net (after tax) resources, not gross (pre-tax) resources. For most people, this primarily means their paycheck, which is typically paid by an employer monthly, twice per month, every […]
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In a recent study, the number one reason that unhappy married couples stay together is that they lack the courage to divorce. It is true that it takes some measure of courage to divorce your spouse and encounter a level of uncertainty about the future. Of the approximately 2,000 married people surveyed in this study, […]
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Prenuptial agreements or premartial agreements are contracts a couple signs prior to marriage. These agreements can deal with many different kinds of issues such as making sure that separate property assets are preserved as separate property during the marriage. Prenuptial agreements can also be used to prevent the creation of community property during the marriage […]
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Facebook and divorce have been linked to each other in a new study. Facebook and other social media have fundamentally changed how people create and maintain relationships. However, a new study indicates that Facebook may be harmful to romantic relationships. New research to be published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking has […]
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New research suggests that early divorce has a greater impact on the child-parent relationship if the divorce occurs in the first few years of the child’s life. In fact, early divorce in children’s lives can affect their later relationships. A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that very young children who […]
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Larsons Named to Houston’s Top Lawyers List by H Texas Magazine
The Firm would like to congratulate Diana Larson and Erik Larson for being selected to H Texas Magazine’s annual list of Houston’s Top Lawyers for 2014. In its July 2014 issue, H Texas Magazine states that it compiles the list of Top Lawyers in Houston based on “nominations from clients and peers as well as […]
Continue ReadingTop 7 Legal Mistakes Businesses Make
The continued profitability of a successful business can be put at risk if a business owner fails to anticipate the following key legal issues that often arise. Business people need to be prepared on the front side for these challenges. Otherwise the results of legal mistakes businesses make can be costly. 1. Not Having Agreements […]
Continue ReadingCan a Court Award Additional Child Support Above Guidelines?
Judges in Texas family law cases have discretion to award child support in excess of statutory guidelines under certain circumstances. The guidelines apply to obligors with up to $8,550 of monthly net resources. If a parent who is obligated to pay child support has monthly net resources above $8,550, the court may award additional child […]
Continue ReadingFault in Texas Divorce Cases
Texas law gives a spouse the ability to use grounds of fault in Texas divorce cases, but a spouse still has the ability to allege no-fault grounds for a divorce. The Texas Family Code provides that no-fault grounds include insupportability of the marriage due to discord or conflict with no reasonable expectation of reconciliation, living […]
Continue ReadingWhat is a Parenting Course?
In a Texas divorce or child custody case, Section 105.009 of the Texas Family Code authorizes a family court judge to order the parties to attend a Parent Education and Stabilization Course. The court can enter such an order either in an original proceeding or in a motion to modify an existing custody order if […]
Continue ReadingHow is Texas Child Support Calculated?
Texas law provides clear guidelines for the award of child support to be paid in child custody matters. Texas child support is generally calculated from a parent’s net (after tax) resources, not gross (pre-tax) resources. For most people, this primarily means their paycheck, which is typically paid by an employer monthly, twice per month, every […]
Continue ReadingWhat Keeps People in Unhappy Marriages?
In a recent study, the number one reason that unhappy married couples stay together is that they lack the courage to divorce. It is true that it takes some measure of courage to divorce your spouse and encounter a level of uncertainty about the future. Of the approximately 2,000 married people surveyed in this study, […]
Continue ReadingWhat is a Prenuptial Agreement and is it Enforceable in Court?
Prenuptial agreements or premartial agreements are contracts a couple signs prior to marriage. These agreements can deal with many different kinds of issues such as making sure that separate property assets are preserved as separate property during the marriage. Prenuptial agreements can also be used to prevent the creation of community property during the marriage […]
Continue ReadingNew Study Links Facebook and Divorce
Facebook and divorce have been linked to each other in a new study. Facebook and other social media have fundamentally changed how people create and maintain relationships. However, a new study indicates that Facebook may be harmful to romantic relationships. New research to be published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking has […]
Continue ReadingEarly Divorce Can Affect the Parent-Child Relationship for Many Years
New research suggests that early divorce has a greater impact on the child-parent relationship if the divorce occurs in the first few years of the child’s life. In fact, early divorce in children’s lives can affect their later relationships. A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that very young children who […]
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