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Divorce Mistakes: Texting and Social Media

February 25, 2020 By Paula Locke Smyth

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Texting while divorcing, or posting on FB, Twitter or other social media platform, are all things you should not do while in the middle of a divorce.  Airing your thoughts, frustrations, and misery on social platforms can come back to haunt you later.  Anything you put out there can and will be used against you in court. Texts and Social Media Posts are Easily Misinterpreted As for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Divorce Tagged With: Communication, Mistakes, social media

Divorce Mistakes That Can Cost You

March 27, 2019 By Staff - S.R.

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Some couples think they can do their own divorce without lawyers. This is called a pro se divorce, which means the party represents themselves. Often, they later discover they have made a costly mistake, particularly if there are children involved, there are un-divided assets or they had retirement benefits. For those people with uncomplicated property or no children, pro se divorce can work, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Divorce Tagged With: Divorce Costs, Mistakes

What if there is mistaken paternity in Texas?

April 8, 2016 By Crouch Group

There are situations in Texas when parents might have been under the impression that one particular man was the biological father of the child when he was, in fact, not.  A man who thinks he is not the biological father of a child when he was previously ordered to pay child support may seek to have the order rescinded if it is shown that he is not the child’s biological father.  A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fathers' Rights Tagged With: Mistakes, Paternity, Texas

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