Family Law

Unfortunately, divorce become a setting for spouses to dredge up old disputes in order to gain an upper hand. On one hand, this could be a good thing -- especially when children are involved. Exposing dangerous or unethical behavior by one spouse can give a judge a...

An international conflict is causing heartache for some prospective parents in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States.Adoption, which can often be a very complex corner of family law, is the only avenue some married couples can take in order to have kids....

A number of professional athletes have been in the news over the past year, embroiled in a number of family law issues, such as child custody and child support.The most recent case involves a professional football player, who does not dispute fathering a boy, nearly...

A retired professional football player will soon hear from a family law court as the mother of one of his children wants him to pay back child support.Former wide receiver Chad Johnson, formerly known as Chad Ochocinco, has been in the news in Texas and across the...

A man with Texas ties avoided being sentenced to jail when he showed up in a family law court with nearly $20,000 to pay child support he owed to the mother of his 7-year-old daughter.The man, a former player for the Dallas Cowboys, failed to appear at a July 12...

A judge assigned to a high-stakes child support and custody case has made another determination that Texas family law judges and attorneys undoubtedly have watched closely.Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry has been ordered to pay her child's father $20,000 a...

Child support claims in Texas and two other states have contributed to the financial downfall of the former boxing heavyweight champion of the world, who owes anywhere from about $375,000 to $500,000 in back support, depending on the report. Evander Holyfield, who has...

A Texas-sized child support battle is playing out in a family law courtroom in another state, pitting a supermodel against a billionaire. While many people will find it hard to relate to the large sum of money at stake, it's the same basic concept as other child...

A Texas family law court will need to decide whether a Houston woman should receive an increase in child support from a professional football player who fathered her two children. This case might prove more complex than many support cases, however. The player with...

Months after separating from entertainer Jennifer Lopez, singer Marc Anthony has filed a petition for divorce. The couple married seven years ago, but announced their split in July 2011. They have 4-year-old twins. Anthony specified "irreconcilable differences" as the...