A lawyer for a Dallas man who petitioned to divorce from his same-sex partner has announced that his client will pursue an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. We discussed the facts of his case in a previous blog, A Brief Examination of In the Matter ...

Divorcing couples are forced to deal with a multitude of demanding legal issues from child custody and child support to alimony and property division. In addition, they must cope with equally demanding non-legal issues such as relocating, adjusting t...

Last Friday, the Third Court of Appeals, located in Austin, determined that Attorney General Greg Abbott could not legally intervene in a case involving two women who were legally married in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage and later granted...

Over the past few decades, America and India have emerged as partners in a variety of fields from commerce and medicine, to entertainment and tourism. As this partnership has grown, so too has each country's adoption of certain customs. In fact, it n...

As discussed in a previous post, the increasing prominence of social media coupled with the relative ease with which email and other personal communications can be accessed has permanently changed the landscape of divorce proceedings. Couples can ...

Americans view the New Year as a way to get a fresh start. The new calendar year provides us with the incentive to correct all the wrongs of the past year and to make improvements in our lives. When celebrating the New Year with friends, we often mak...