On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some parents in Texas are able to reach a child custody agreement on their own. But when parents cannot agree, a judge decides what living arrangement is in the child’s best interest. The court makes this decision by weighing a set of statutory factors against...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 27, 2014 | Military Divorce
Though seemingly paradoxical, a new study conducted by the University of Texas and the University of Iowa suggests that the divorce rate is higher among religiously conservative Protestants even though this demographic values the institution of marriage.Researchers...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
The state of Texas takes child support very seriously. In fact, overdue child support can lead to jail time, as one father found out the hard way after a clerical error resulted in him facing a six months jail sentence.The ordeal began last year when the father of an...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 23, 2014 | Family Law, Family Law
If Dr. Martin Luther King were alive today, one can only wonder how he would assess the war on poverty. According to one radio talk-show host, the war on moral poverty is alive and well, and the scourge of minority America. The victims are children, abused and...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 15, 2014 | Family Law, Family Law
While many families are blessed with babies as many times as they like, one couple in Katy, Texas has not been so lucky. They have been trying to start a family for years, but there is just one thing holding them back. About $40,000. So they did what millions of...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 8, 2014 | Family Law, Family Law
U.S. senator for Texas, John Cornyn, helped two Guatemalan toddlers reunite with their adoptive parents after years of patient waiting and endless paper work.The two children, ages 5 and 6, were finally brought to Texas to live in their new homes. One couple sought to...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jan 3, 2014 | Family Law, Family Law
The Supreme Court of the Lone Star State recently heard two cases of same-sex couples who got married in Massachusetts but tried to get divorced in their home state of Texas. The year 2013 marked equality in marriage across much of the United States and even the...
