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...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Oct 18, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
Come November, many states will experience numerous efforts to address voting changes to amendments that may or may not stir public debate. In Texas, this election will be the first in which the new and controversial voter identification law will be in effect.Under...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Sep 11, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
The same sex spouse of an Iraq war veteran was denied base access to where her wife was serving in the Texas National Guard. Texas Military Forces, which presides over the state National Guard stated it won’t process applications for benefits for same-sex...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Aug 15, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
State, federal and Indian tribal courts were called to decide the fate a 3-year-old girl. The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 affects the priority of caregivers in child custody disputes over Native American children, many of whom reside in Texas and nearby Oklahoma...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Jun 27, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
The child of a National Football League linebacker became an orphan in December when her father shot and killed the baby’s mother and later committed suicide. Linebacker Jovan Belcher’s daughter Zoey Perkins was a newborn when her parents died.A family law...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | May 16, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
Mario Williams is a successful National Football League player. The former Houston Texan is now a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills, comfortable with a $100 million job contract. The athlete probably never imagined the transition would include a family law...
On behalf of Law Office of Michael D. Tracton, P.C. | Feb 22, 2013 | Family Law, Family Law
Texas voters overwhelmingly backed a statewide ban on same-gender civil unions and marriages eight years ago. Some state lawmakers are willing to bet that voters have had a change of heart about family law since the 2005 decision.Two pieces of legislation were...
