A case study on a San Antonio Court of Appeals case, which held that the marital status of the petitioner was an impermissible standard by which to determine the best interests of a child. The article analyzes the “best ...

Discusses means of reaching and obtaining the property awarded to a party in a divorce decree when the party is unable to obtain property to satisfy the judgment and is unable to obtain relief by contempt. The article ...

Analyzes a Texas Court of Appeals case that held a spouse cannot effect an involuntary partition of joint management community property by conveying his interest to a third party. The article details the general rules by ...

Discusses reimbursement of community property assets from one spouse’s separate property in Texas, focusing on the different measures of reimbursement Texas courts have applied, the present state of the law governing the ...

Provides commentary to Title 1 of the Texas Family Code. Commentary includes amendments, history, applicability, and more.

Provides commentary for several provisions of Title 3 to the Texas Family Code. Commentary includes history, changes made, and more.

Provides commentary on Title 2 of the Texas Family Code. Commentary includes discussions on the history, amendments, cases, unanswered questions, and more.

Analyzes the statutory right to a jury trial in child custody cases in Texas through cases that have challenged the constitutionality of the statute. The article discusses the rulings by the courts of appeals and details ...

Commentary on Title 1 of the Family Code as enacted in 1969 and the Matrimonial Property Act of 1967. The commentary surveys several articles from the statutes and provides commentary as to the applicability, enactment, ...

Provides commentary for Title 4 of the Texas Family Code while discussing some family violence prevention-related sections from the Texas Penal Code and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The commentary details the changes ...