Month: July 2010

Texas Divorce & Child Support

The divorce rate is very high in Texas compared to the rest of the nation.  According to a recent study, there were more people in Texas that have been married 3 times than any where else in the union. Many divorces involve children.  Of course, conservatorship and...

DWI Probation

If you are convicted at trial, or if you reach a plea bargain agreement with the State of Texas for community supervision (probation) in a DWI case, then prepare for quite a bit of additional expense in the upcoming future. Standard provisions of DWI probation are:...

DWI Blood Draw

Fourth of July weekend has been dubbed a "no-refusal" weekend.  That means that if you are pulled over, a judge is likely to be in a mobile vehicle and may sign a warrant stating that a needle can be jammed into your elbow to draw your blood for an alcohol...

Get Bonded Out of Jail

Although certainly not an occurrence in every case, sometimes bond is set at an amount that is not feasible for a citizen accused of a crime.  One of the things that can be done if bond is set by a judge or magistrate and it is so high that a citizen cannot post it to...

Affordable Bankruptcy Lawyer

Some clients are unsure of how they can afford to file a bankruptcy.  Ironically, paying for the bankruptcy is the easiest part in most cases.  Often times, once our clients quit paying the creditors they are going to discharge, the attorney and filing fees are very...

Parole Eligibility

If there is an affirmative finding that a deadly weapon was used during the offense, then that can affect the accused's parole eligibility date if he/she is sent to prison.  If there is a deadly weapon finding, then the accused must serve a minimum of one half (1/2)...

Car Repossession

If your car is about to be repossessed, or if you fall 2 payments behind on your auto then it is past time to consider filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy.  Not only will the Chapter 13 save your car from repossession, it probably will lower the monthly payments on the...

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