The Texas State Family District Courts of Harris County (as of this blog post date) are listed here by the Harris County District Clerk. Most of judges are […]
2019 Harris County Family Judges – District & Child Support Court
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No, You Can’t Wear Jeans to Court! Dress Code and Attire Rules to Win Your Case
Let’s chat a bit about courtroom attire. This topic comes up due to the high number of folks I’ve seen walk into court dressed inappropriately. Judges and […]
UCCJEA: Changing Custody from Texas
If you live in Texas with a valid TX custody order, but then let your child go out of state to live with the other parent, can […]
Indian Courts to fix child support till age of 25 – The Times of India
For the first time in India, the concept of shared parenting has been proposed to give joint custody rights of a child to both parents in case […]
The Dog Ate My Child Support Check
While most people wouldn’t tell a judge that their dog ate their missing child support payments, there are actually some pretty flabbergasting and sometimes hilarious excuses that […]
SHOULD A FAMILY COURT JUDGE EVER OWE BACK CHILD SUPPORT?
Not to get on the judiciary here, but this post involves an important ethical question. When is it okay for a family court judge to owe back child […]
MICHIGAN: A DEFENSE TO NOT PAYING SUPPORT?: I’M UNABLE TO BAY versus IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY
Interesting news tidbit coming out of Michigan’s Supreme Court involving defenses to child support enforcement: NCPs now have a defense against child support enforcement–that they cannot pay […]
FATHER SAYS HE’S STILL PAYING CHILD SUPPORT FOR 3-YEAR-OLD SON WHO DIED 25 YEARS AGO
Found this story rather interesting. Includes a CP who conveniently remains quiet and an NCP who’s out to bring attention to his injustice:Father says he’s still paying child support […]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE AWAY ON MILITARY ACTIVE DUTY AND GET SERVED WITH CHILD SUPPORT COURT PAPERS?
Many people serve in the US military. Sometimes they go on active duty. How should an NCP on active duty respond when he is served with court papers […]
THREE SCENARIOS WHEN A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER BEGINS ADDRESSING A CHILD’S DISABILITY
States, including Texas, maintain laws on support of minor or adult children with disabilities. Here are three common scenarios when child support orders begin addressing support for children’s […]