Know these warning signs of domestic abusers. Read more on the blog of Dallas Divorce attorney, Julian Nacol, of the Nacol Law Firm PC ..read more

Children need to have structure in their Holiday Visitation Schedule to ensure that they will be able to see both parents and share the joy of the season with their entire family. Read the Texas Family Law Code's Standard Visitation Guidelines on the blog of Dallas Family Law Attorneys at the Nacol Law Firm in Dallas TX ..read more

An experienced family law lawyer must be contacted to safeguard an individual’s custody rights of their children and to make sure that a fair custody arrangement is obtained. Read more about unique possession orders on the blog of Dallas family law attorney, Mark Nacol, of the Nacol Law Firm P.C ..read more

Dallas Divorce Attorney Mark Nacol of the Nacol Law Firm PC discusses dividing a "Family Business" in a Divorce ..read more

In the State of Texas, interference with child custody is punishable both civilly and criminally.  According to the Texas Family Code, a person who takes, retains, or conceals the whereabouts of a child at a time when another person is entitled to possession or access of the child may be liable for civil damages to that person.  The damages that may be recovered are expenses incurred while locating the child, securing the possession of the child, and enforcing the order, including attorneys fees. One may also be entitled to mental suffering and anguish incurred due to the interferenc ..read more

In Texas, adultery or infidelity may play a significant role in how a divorce unfolds, impacting asset division in a divorce and even custody issues to a certain extent. Here’s how adultery generally affects the divorce process in Texas: 1. Grounds for Divorce: No-Fault Divorce: Texas allows for “no-fault” divorces, where neither spouse has to blame the other for the breakdown of the marriage. Commonly, the reason cited is “insupportability,” which means that the marriage has become insupportable due to discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital rela ..read more

Effective September 1, 2019 The Texas Child Support Division of the Attorney General increased the Maximum child Support under the Texas Child Support Guidelines from $8,550 to the “new cap”of net monthly resources to $9200 annually. This change in the law will increase the amount of maximum child support from of $1,710.00 to $1,840.00 monthly (20% of $9200. For one child) Texas Family Code §154.125(a)(1) requires that every six years the presumptive amount of net resources to which the child support guidelines apply shall be reviewed and adjusted for inflation by the Texas Office of the Texas ..read more

You are finally divorced from your Narcissistic Spouse! Now you are embarking on your new family situation with your Narcissist Ex: Co- Parenting! You are probably wondering how you became the lucky person who gets to experience this mind-altering situation along with other people you love the most: your children!  Let’s review what is Narcissistic Personality Disorder or ‘NPD”?  It is a mental disorder where the person has a very transparent and superficial inflated self-esteem and neurotic needs for admiration and special treatment from other people. Typical arrogant behavior and l ..read more

Divorces with children are painful and emotional under the best of circumstances, but a divorce with a “Special Needs Child” is usually a very complex and mentally stressful situation for all family members involved.   The main goal in a “Special Needs” divorce is that all decisions affecting a child with disabilities must be in the “Best Interest of the Child.” What is the “Best Interest of the “Special Needs Child”? Often this is the very reason that the parents are divorcing.  The parents cannot agree on the existence of a disability or the best approach needed for care and suppor ..read more

Has the time come to seriously start thinking about divorcing your Addict Spouse? After much heartbreaking soul searching has the time to break the downhill addictive spiral come for you and your family? Have you decided to stop the instability and damaging personal assaults the addictive spouse and parent has inflicted on the entire family? Here are some possible questions you may ask yourself before making the final decision of divorcing your Addict Spouse: Have you acknowledged to yourself that your spouse is an addict? Have you acknowledged to your spouse that he/she is an addict? Has you ..read more