by Connolly & Shireman | Adoptions, Family Law Attorney Houston
As family dynamics change and the concept of what is a family continues to evolve so does the law when adopting to take these new types of family units into account. To successfully grow your family, legally, often requires the skill of an experienced Texas adoption...
by Connolly & Shireman | Child Custody, Child Protective Services, Family Law Attorney Houston
Under Texas law, children have the right to financial support from both of their parents. The child support system exists to provide children with that support in situations where their parents are divorced or otherwise living apart. At Connolly & Shireman in...
by Connolly & Shireman | Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law Attorney Houston
The care and support of children is an ongoing obligation that lasts until the children become adults. The circumstances impacting the relationships between parents and children can change over time, and Texas family courts have the power to modify child custody...
by Connolly & Shireman | Child Custody, Family Law Attorney Houston
As more couples delay marriage or have children while in committed relationships without getting married, when these relationships end, the question of custody can be a confusing one. In order to protect the children and limit the amount of disruption, parents should...
by Connolly & Shireman | Child Custody, Family Law Attorney Houston
Child custody is often one of the most complex and misunderstood aspects of divorce and family law. Mistaken assumptions about child custody and failure to adequately take the interests of the children into account can have damaging long-term consequences. At Connolly...
by Connolly & Shireman | Collaborative Law, Divorce, Family Law Attorney Houston
If you are considering divorce in Texas, you have probably heard that we are a “community property” state, in which property acquired during the marriage by either spouse is presumed to be owned equally by both spouses. But how is this theory applied in...
by Connolly & Shireman | Divorce, Family Law Attorney Houston
When a marriage ends, each spouse must consider his or her economic future and how dividing marital and nonmarital assets will affect each one’s financial foundation. An experienced Houston divorce and division of employee benefit and retirement assets attorney...
by Connolly & Shireman | Divorce, Family Law Attorney Houston
One major aspect of divorce is untangling the economic relationship between two spouses who have typically acquired at least some assets and debts together as well as bringing the separate property into the marriage. The details of the property division arrangement...
by Connolly & Shireman | Appellate law, Family Law Attorney Houston, Juvenile Delinquency
When a legal case goes to trial, the trial court – with or without the involvement of a jury – has a responsibility to discern the relevant facts and then arrive at a decision by applying settled legal standards to those facts. While the trial court has discretion in...
by Connolly & Shireman | Appellate law, Family Law Attorney Houston, Juvenile Delinquency
Facing criminal or quasi-criminal accusations in a trial setting is an intimidating prospect for anyone, but particularly for a child who may not have a fully formed sense of what it means to be responsible for one’s actions and accountable to the legal system....
