Nobody books a wedding venue expecting to end up in a Tarrant County courtroom. But a lot of engaged couples in Fort Worth are having a conversation that used to feel taboo and now just feels like good planning. Even thoug...

When people think of divorce, they often picture the dramatic courtroom scenes on TV and in movies. Yes, the situation is serious and sometimes dramatic, but it doesn’t always result in a Hollywood courtroom setting. In Fo...

Maybe you have been going back and forth on it for weeks. You tell yourself it will stay civil. You tell yourself you can handle it without a lawyer. You tell yourself you're both adults who can figure this out. Then the v...

Few things in family law carry more weight than terminating a parent's rights. It is permanent. It is not a punishment handed down lightly. In Tarrant County, a court must find clear and convincing evidence that termination i...

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...

Divorce is hard enough when both parties are operating in good faith. When one spouse has spent years using control, blame, or emotional chaos as tools, the process becomes something else entirely. Between subtext in texts an...

Things in your marriage have seemed to be going downhill for a while. The fights have become more frequent, you’ve moved to a different bedroom, and you may have even thrown out the word “divorce” out of anger. It’s sad to sa...

Nobody walks into marriage expecting to spend years second-guessing their own memory, shrinking themselves to keep the peace, or feeling tense the minute the garage door opens. That is part of what makes this decision so p...