Family Law is a category in our Fort Worth Family law Blog. Bob Leonard is a Board Certified Family Law Attorney
What is Texas Guardianship? Adult Texas guardianship is established by the Texas probate court to allow care and assistance to persons who do not have the capacity to care for their personal needs or financial matters. The courts may appoint a guardian for an incapacitated person because that person is unable to make decisions to [..]
Who Wins the Custody Battle? Every day people find themselves in a custody battle. Do moms always win? Do dads always win? In Texas, each parent begins with equal rights and responsibilities regarding their children. Because of this, you have the same opportunity to have quality time with your child. It also means you have [..]
Attorney Bob Leonard Specializes in Family Law and practices Family Law in the Tarrant County Family Court and The Parker County Family Court. BLLG’s Fort Worth Family Law practice includes adoption, divorce and child custody. Tarrant County Family Court Parker County Family Court 433rd District Court and 415th District Court 117 Fort Worth Highway Weatherford, TX 76086 [..]
Final Divorce 30 Days After Final Hearing I frequently hear people say that they went to their divorce hearing and the divorce is now “final.” Not True. In Texas, all lawsuits, even divorces, are not final when the judge enters the order. They remain open for a period of 30 days. During that thirty days, either [..]
Do I Have Joint or Sole Custody? What Does that Mean? Joint Custody = Parents share rights and duties with respect to the children. In this instance, both parents made decisions about medical, educational and other issues. Typically, one parent will have the right to designate the residence of the child; this person is referred [..]
If you have a Standard Possession Schedule*, April is a very important month. Here are some tips to help make sense of what can be a confusing section of your court orders with respect to your children. April 1st, Deadline for Non-Primary Parent to Designate their Summer Possession Period Most standard possession schedule orders allow [..]
Child Support is a Long Term Obligation Although the parents are no longer married or together, they are yoked for co-parenting. Most people can work through that given enough time. But child support? It creates a continuous conflict and this battle can go on until the children age out when they turn eighteen. For some [..]
What Happened to Alimony? This is the first of three articles that I will be posting about taxes in divorce. The first two will discuss changes in the tax bill passed by congress and signed by the president in December, 2017. That tax bill made a great many changes to your tax return, some good [..]
Tax Bill Affects Divorce They say that two things are certain, death and taxes. Another thing that is certain is that nearly half of Texas marriages end in divorce. If you are heading for divorce or are already getting divorced, you need to consider all the tax implications, particularly in light of the new 2017 [..]
Do I Have to Send My Child for Visitation? We get a lot of phone calls and e-mails each week concerning child custody problems. One of the biggest problems we hear about is visitation (or possession). Even in the most agreeable divorce or the most amicable split, visitation causes problems. Because of this, we wanted [..]
