In recent years, the Texas legislature has seen a resurgence of efforts aimed at tightening divorce laws, spearheaded predominantly by conservative lawmakers. These endeavors have stirred significant debate, with proponents arguing for the preservation of family values and opponents voicing concerns about potential negative consequences, including increased family violence. Conservative legislators have long sought to make divorce more challenging, viewing it as a means to uphold traditional family structures and values. Over the years, their efforts have evolved through various pieces of legi ..read more

We are receiving a number of questions from our clients in Williamson and Travis County, Texas regarding how the federal stimulus payment with affect child support payments. Here are answers from the Texas Attorney General. Will the federal stimulus rebate payments be subject to the Federal Tax Refund Offset program? Yes. Federal law requires child support agencies to have procedures to collect past due child support from federal tax refunds. In the federal stimulus bill, the CARES Act, Congress did not exempt the stimulus rebate payments from federal offsets for child support arrears. If I ow ..read more

Below is an article in the Austin American Statesman, highlighting the divorce environment after two weeks of the corona virus shutdown in Austin. While we practice principally in Williamson County, we’ve been handling divorce on both Williamson and Travis County for over 20 years. With the exception of seniors (often referred to as “grey divorce”) which is exploding, divorce has been declining for years as the marriage age has increased and cohabitating is now common. In fact, cohabitating has opened up a whole new need for legal help: when cohabitating couples break up, especially with child ..read more