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Ori T. White & Associates Attorney and Counselor-At-Law |
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Common Questions about
Family Law |
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How long does it take to get a divorce in Texas? There is a 60 day waiting period which begins to run at the time the divorce is filed. This is known as a “cooling off” period. Most contested divorces take much longer than 60 days.
What happens in contested divorce cases? After the divorce is filed, the court can have a temporary order hearing. At the temporary order hearing, the court can decide where the children are going to live, who pays certain debts, set child support, make temporary awards of property and decide on other issues such as temporary alimony. Later, Court will set a final hearing at which assets and/or liabilities are divided and issues relating to children, if any, are decided.
What can I do to assist my attorney? Notify your lawyer if you change your address or phone number. Provide information and documents to assist in your case including names and addresses of witnesses.
How can I protect my elderly parents from sales calls? Make sure that their telephone number is on the national “do not call” list. You can also tell your parents to always ask that the sales person leave a call back number. It is very difficult to hang up on aggressive sales people who just won’t take no for an answer. One elderly client bought over $700 in magazines which was just the amount of her social security payment. Fortunately, we reversed these charges. Sometimes, it helps to write out something for your parent to say such as, "Give me your number so my daughter/son can call you back . . .".
I want
a restraining order to keep my husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, or
other person away from me. Who do I contact?
I need
child support. Can you help me? |
