Is your criminal record interfering with your ability to obtain or maintain employment? If so, we encourage you to continue reading this post to gain useful information regarding expunctions and non-disclosure orders. Included in almost every application for employment is a question about your criminal history. Depending on the type of job you are applying…
Divorced parents might seek to modify an agreement that was reached at the time of divorce for a number of reasons. Perhaps your particular financial circumstances have changed and you want to change the amount of support you are required to pay or receive on behalf of your child. Or, you might have enrolled your…
The purpose of this post is to discuss the basics of a personal injury claim or a personal injury lawsuit. You might be familiar with personal injury, but this post will describe more details regarding a personal injury claim. Importantly, personal injury claims can be very complicated and their validity is difficult to determine. For…
This post will discuss something a little different than your standard law firm blog post. This post will focus on an issue that is very close to our hearts and is something we fight to fix all the time. We will focus on veteran and military benefits and, more specifically, the denial or backlog of…
Are you facing foreclosure on your home? If so, we encourage you to continue reading this post, which will provide you with valuable information regarding your rights before, during, and after the foreclosure process. When money is tight and you get behind on your mortgage payments, things are already overwhelming. Notices of foreclosure only intensify…
In general, people see bankruptcy as a last resort when an event has occurred that substantially disrupts their personal and financial life. Often a divorce, loss of a job, the struggle to obtain a new job, or a death in the family can lead a person to seek relief in bankruptcy. Whatever your reason for…
This post will discuss the various issues related to a Texas divorce when the spouses also have marital children. Procedurally, the court conducts the divorce in much the same way that it would if the divorce proceeded was without marital children. There is, however, one major distinction. Any divorce filed in Texas involving minor, marital…
Texas is a community property state. We are sure this is something you have heard before but did not fully understand what the phrase meant. If you are married, and currently living in Texas, you should continue reading this post for a better understanding of what it means to live in a community property state.…
In general, people see bankruptcy as a last resort when an event has occurred that substantially disrupts their personal and financial life. Often a divorce, loss of a job, the struggle to obtain a new job, or a death in the family can lead a person to seek relief in bankruptcy. Whatever your reason for…
Debt collection is a serious matter and can often disrupt your financial and personal life. With the current economic climate, almost everyone owes debt. Whether the debt is owed to another private party or to a commercial creditor, you have rights as a consumer with regard to that debt. Both federal and state laws apply…