Creditors can be a royal pain. Many times they will call, and call, and call with no willingness to listen to whether or not you are going through a difficult time. You may get nasty letters in the mail or bull-headed debt collectors calling you on the phone day and...
In a 2008 case out of Austin, the Texas Appellate Court heard two decisions involving the removal of children from a ranch outside Eldorado, Texas. The decision in Bradshaw is based on the same facts and arguments as the decision in Steed. In those cases Writs of...
In the Interest of M.P.B., a Child, the Texas appellate court out of Dallas heard a case where the mother and the father where appointed joint managing conservators of the child, with the mother as the primary. The mother and the child lived with the grandmother for a...
Deferred adjudication probation can be a double-edged sword. The reason is because if you successfully complete all of the terms and conditions of probation then the charges will be dismissed upon your discharge from probation. That is a great thing, because with...
According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, the Senate voted to revamp the troubled Texas Driver Responsibility Program, under which more that 1 million Texans have been unable to unwilling to pay stiff surcharges on top of their regular fines for driving...
It has been our experience that problems arise unless you deal directly with the IRS from the outset. If your tax returns have been on file for more than three (3) years and your case happens to fall within the exception to the general rule that taxes are not...
In Collin County, Aggravated Assault cases are prosecuted in McKinney, Texas in District Court. Most of the time, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon is indicted as a second degree felony and has a range of punishment of 2-20 years confinement in the Texas...
There are several chapters in the bankruptcy code. The entire code was written with the intent to help those in financial hardship obtain relief from their burdensome debts and obtain a fresh financial start. Most of the time, individuals are eligible to file a...
You cannot squeeze blood out of a turnip. Collection agencies do not understand that. If you let them intimidate you, then you can sometimes end up making a bad mistake like borrowing money from another creditor just to pay the debt that collector is harassing you...
TEXAS PENAL CODE §12.43: PENALTIES FOR REPEAT AND HABITUAL MISDEMEANOR OFFENDERS (a) If it is shown on the trial of a Class A misdemeanor that the defendant has been before convicted of a Class A misdemeanor or any degree of felony, on conviction he shall be...
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