Vaccination Disputes and Conservatorship Orders
Courts are accustomed to ruling on intimate family matters to ensure the needs of children are served, however COVID-19 has triggered many disputes on conservatorship issues amongst ...
Co-Parenting in 2021
Co-parenting always comes down to one thing: What’s in the best interest of your children. The ultimate goal is a long-lasting, sustainable partnership. As for co-parenting in 2021? ...
CUSTODY: Navigating Concerns & Prioritizing Your Children
We all know the idea of establishing a custody visitation schedule with a co-parent can feel like a worrisome process, but you can better prepare yourself by ...
An Introduction to Child Support Guidelines
Child support is calculated based on set rules, more typically referred to as guidelines. The Texas Family Code states they are “presumed to be reasonable and an ...
Central Texas Covid-19 Response
Central Texas residents, Are you wondering what you can and can’t do during this questionable time? Should my kids be with mom or dad? Can I leave ...
Can i move my child out-of-state?
Once there is an existing court order regarding conservatorship or child custody, it cannot be changed without a modification of the order. If both parties agree to ...
Alimony, support, maintenance…oh my!
Spousal maintenance, sometimes referred to as “alimony,” is an award of recurring payments from the future income of one spouse for the support of another. The purpose ...
Separate Property 101
By default, if you are married in Texas all property acquired during the marriage is community property, meaning it is owned jointly by both parties. However, there ...
Gen career day
Nikki G. Maples participated in Career Day for the Girls Empowerment Network (GEN), which is an after-school program for girls in grades 3-8. The girls in GEN ...
Mediation = Control
Why is mediation beneficial, you ask? Mediation allows each party to have some control in the outcome of their dispute. Of course, if the idea of exposing ...