Frequently Asked Questions

No. The Texas Attorney General or an attorney may be able to assist you in obtaining child support through a Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship. Men claiming or claimed to be the father of the child may also need to file a Paternity Action.

After a child has been removed by CPS, depending upon the circumstances surrounding the removal, a hearing is held within 14 days. At this hearing, the judge will decide whether to return the child home, or appoint CPS as Temporary Managing Conservator. CPS has 1 year to dismiss or bring its case to trial. CPS may request one 180 day extension of this deadline.

In Texas, all property, including cash and investments, accumulated during the marriage is presumed to be “community property.” This means that both spouses have a claim to the property. It doesn’t mean that the property is split 50/50, but as a “just and right division” of the property.

Yes. However, Texas has a very high burden for anyone seeking custody of a child that is not the parent. You will have to show that the child's physical and emotional well being is at risk with the parent.

If your monthly net income is $8,500 or less and your children live in one household, the amount of child support is calculated as percentage of your monthly net resources, which is basically your "take home" pay after taxes. Welfare benefits, accounts receivable, and your spouse’s income are not included in net resources for child support. Health insurance or cash medical support must be subtracted to determine net resources for calculating child support.

Maybe. The documents need to contain specific language that the refinance is not intended to convey 50% of your separate property to your spouse. If it doesn't, your spouse now owns 50% of the home as her separate property! Be sure to have an attorney review the documents before signing. Most standard documents do not contain this type of language.