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Divorce & Family Law Overview
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- Adoption
- Texas Family Code, Chapter 162
Chapter 162 of the Texas Family Code includes statutes covering adoption issues. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Child Custody
- Texas Family Code, Title 5
Title 5 of the Texas Family Code includes Texas statutes covering child custody issues (including original orders, modification, and enforcement). Multiple chapters apply. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Child Support
- Texas Family Code, Title 5
Title 5 of the Texas Family Code includes statutes covering child support issues (including original orders, modification, and enforcement). Multiple Chapters apply. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Divorce
- Texas Family Code, Title 1
Title 1 of the Texas Family Code includes statutes dealing with divorce in Texas. Multiple chapters apply (e.g. Ch 6 - Suit for Dissolution; Chs 3 & 7 - Property Division; Ch 8 - Spousal Maintenance). The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Paternity
- Texas Family Code, Chapter 160
Chapter 160 (Uniform Parentage Act) of the Texas Family Code includes statutes covering paternity issues. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Pre-Nuptial & Marital Property Agreements
- Texas Family Code, Chapter 4
Chapter 4 (of Title 1) of the Texas Family Code covers Pre-Nuptial and Marital Property Agreements. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
- Protective Orders & Family Violence
- Texas Family Code, Title 4
Title 4 of the Texas Family Code includes statutes covering Protective Orders & Family Violence issues. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf format.
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Texas Family Code, Chapter 161
Chapter 161 of the Texas Family Code includes statutes covering Termination of Parental Rights issues. The Code is downloadable in Word and pdf formats.
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| Government, Agencies & Courts |
- Adoption
- Texas Department of Health's Central Adoption Registry
The Texas Department of Health's Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry is part of a voluntary mutual-consent registry system mandated during the State of Texas' 68th Legislative Session, 1983. It enables an adult adoptee, birth parent or sibling to place his or her name on the registry and locate other family members who are also registered.
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
The official site of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services provides information regarding adoption and foster parenting. - Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education (TxCare)
TxCare is a grass-roots organization. Its stated vision is to see adult adoptees have access to their original Texas birth certificates and court records and to promote improved integrity in adoption law. TxCare's site offers access to its own adoption registry and provides book reviews, studies & statistics, laws & legislation, and links to various organizations and commercial sites.
- Child Abuse
- Texas Abuse Hotline
An official site of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The site allows you to report suspicions of child abuse and/or neglect.
- Child Support
- Divorce
- Paternity
- Protective Orders & Family Violence
- Texas State Attorney General's Office
The official website of the Texas State Attorney General's Office includes detailed information about obtaining protective orders in Texas. - Protective Orders - Texas Online Links
Texas Online provides links to every Texas County that has its own website. The websites provide provide information on obtaining protective orders in your own county.
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- Adoption
- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America's foster care system. Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's International, created the Foundation in 1992 in support of the vision that every child deserves a permanent home and a loving family. - AdoptiveFamilies.com
AdoptiveFamilies.com is the online home of Adoptive Families Magazine, an award-winning national adoption information source. The site is a comprehensive and in-depth resource for those interested in adoption and adoption-related issues.
- Child Custody
- UptoParents and ProudtoParent (.org)
UptoParents.org (for divorcing and divorced parents) and ProudtoParent.org (for never-married parents) are interactive websites designed to help parents deal with child custody related parenting issues.
- CustodyBooks.com
CustodyBooks.com offers a number of books on dealing with child custody issues, including, but not limited to, "How To Go To Visitation Without Throwing Up," "Dear Judge: Kids Letters to the Judge," "Putting Kids First," and "The Not-So Wicked Stepmother."
- Children's Justice Organization's Statistics
The Children's Justice Organization has compiled and posted a list of statistics indicating the effects of less-than-equal custody on children.
- Child Support
- Facts on Child Support
Harbinger Press.com published "Facts on Child Support." K.C., author of Where's Daddy? The mythologies behind custody-access support, wrote the article, which includes facts and statistics on who and who is not paying child support as well as discussions about some child support obligors who have suffered unjustly. - Cuts Leave Kids Without Health Insurance
Generally, if you are responsible for paying court-ordered child support, you must also provide health insurance coverage. The Corpus Christi Caller Times published "Cuts Leave Kids Without Health Insurance" on September 1, 2004, an article detailing the effects of cuts in Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program. - Chronic Child Support Defaulters Arrested
"Chronic Child Support Defaulters Arrested in Nationwide Sweep" was published by MedicalNewsService.com on July 31, 2002. The article discusses the "largest single crackdown on child support defaulters" and the role of federal and state governments in that effort.
- Divorce
- Ohio State University Research - The Effects of Divorce on Children
Ohio State University's website posts an article by Robert Hughes Jr., of the University's Department of Family Relations and Human Development, entitled "The Effects of Divorce on Chidlren." - Books on Divorce at Amazon.com
Amazon.com carries a wide selection of books on divorce, including, but not limited to "It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: Osread-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce Mpt," "What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody," and "Man's Guide to a Civilized Divorce."
- A Test for Infidelity (GeneTestLabs.com)
GeneTestLabs.com provides forensic infidelity testing. Infidelity testing provides accurate DNA results as to the presence of foreign male or female DNA in articles (undergarments, beddings, clothing) which may be suspect in cases of infidelity.
- Paternity
- PaternityTesters.com
PaternityTesters.com offers paternity testing (court-admissible full service & private collection) and other dna analysis.
- Identigene.com
Identigene offers paternity testing (court-admissible full service & private collection) and other dna analysis. - Fairfax Identity Laboratories
Fairfax Identity Laboratories offers paternity testing (court-admissible full service & private collection) and other dna analysis.
- Pre-Nuptial & Marital Property Agreements
- Why More People are Seeking Pre-Nups
"Love & Money: Why More People are Seeking Pre-Nups" was published by the Fort Worth Business Press. The article briefly reviews the history of pre-nuptial agreements, discusses current Texas law, and explains the benefits of a pre-nuptial agreement. - Pre-Nuptial Agreements - For the Bride
Bridalspace.com's website includes an article explaining "What is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement?" "How do I obtain one?" "What does [it] outline?" and "Things to Remember." - Equality in Marriage - Before & During
The Equality in Marriage Institute's website includes articles on promoting and assuring equality before marriage (via pre-nuptial agreements) and during marriage (via post-nuptial/marital agreements).
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Paula A. Lock Paula A. Lock Law Offices, P.C. (214) 420-1800 Dallas, TX |
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Carl Selesky Law Offices of Carl Selesky (713) 927-0200 Houston, TX |
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