Month: November 2010

Texas Community Property

Texas is a community property state much like most of the rest of the southwestern United States.  That means that all property acquired after the date of the marriage is community property.  Separate property is property that is owned prior to the marriage, property...

Divorce and Bankruptcy

Divorce and bankruptcy often go hand in hand with each other.  First, in many marriages there are two income earners and most of the time one earner makes substantially more than the other person.  Sometimes debt is incurred during the marriage, and there is no...

DWI Investigation

The NHTSA manual requires three parts to the HGN or Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.  Most people refer to this test as the "pen test" or "eye test."  The officer is holding some sort of pen or light in front of your eyes and passing it back and forth to look for clues...

Frisco Bankruptcy

The great recession was tough on the citizens of Frisco, Texas.   Many small businesses were hit hard by the fact that other people no longer had the disposable income to be able to support the small businesses.  Many people had to forgo spending on the pleasures in...

HGN–Eye Test in Texas DWI Cases

The police officer who administers the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test is taught to look for three clues in each eye.  There are two eyes, so the HGN test has a total of three clues.  This test is carries the least amount of weight with the jury, in my experience....

Field Sobriety Tests

In a DWI case, the State of Texas is looking to prove that you were intoxicated while driving. Typically, the State is easily able to prove that the individual was operating a motor vehicle in a public place. However, there is a third and most important element of a...

Contract Interpretation

According to an article by Richard Orsinger, the most basic concept of contract interpretation in Texas is not explicitly stated by the courts, but it is inherently and nearly all they do: it is the idea that a contract is interpreted objectively and not subjectively....

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