Your attorney calls with news. The judge has ordered a custody evaluation. Suddenly, a stranger with a clipboard will come to your home, ask about your parenting, interview your children, and write a report that could shape w...

It is usually the second question people ask, right after “Do I need a lawyer?” How long is this going to take? The honest answer is that it depends, but that is not a useful place to stop. Texas law sets a hard floor on h...