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DOMA Dilemma: What Could U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for Texas?

Texas Lawyer

Monday, April 8, 2013

Last month, Houston lawyer Mitchell Katine spent hours waiting in the cold and the rain so he could get inside the U.S. Supreme Court to watch two historic arguments in cases that could determine how the federal government treats the unions of same-sex couples. "A lot of people are asking me, including my children," Katine says. "And they want to know when Daddy and Papi can get married."

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Court Holds Intervention Too Late to Recover Fees

Texas Lawyer

Monday, April 8, 2013

The 1st Court of Appeals shot down a Houston lawyer's attempt to collect fees from a client by intervening in her client's divorce case.

Commentary: Liability Risks of Email Evidence, Health Information

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 18, 2013

Serious unintended consequences can result if family lawyers don't carefully navigate some dangerous areas in family law practice. Two of those involve liability for unlawful interception of, or access to, communications and liability for improper disclosure of protected health information.

Fight Over Family Law Forms Moves to Legislature

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 11, 2013

The Texas Family Law Foundation has gone to the Legislature with its battle against pro se divorce forms. The bill addresses some of their concerns regarding how people can use the forms and how the forms instruct courts to divide retirement benefits, says Texas Family Law Foundation lobbyist and Austin solo Steve Bresnen

Lawyer Sues His Former Attorney Over Child-Custody Issue

Texas Lawyer

Monday, January 21, 2013

An Austin lawyer has sued his former attorney, alleging she represented him in a 2006 child-custody matter and failed to advise him on how to challenge an order that changed primary custody for two children.

Dallas and Collin County Judges Discuss Family Law Issues

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 31, 2012

Four North Texas judges participated in a roundtable discussion in Dallas, "Domestic Relations: How to Make Your Case in Family Court."