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Justin Alan Griffin

Divorce & Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Adoption, Guardianships & Conservatorships

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With extensive experience in family law matters, Attorney Griffin's goal is to preserve the community around him, and assist clients with obtaining th... (more)

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Soraya Elsa Joslin

DUI-DWI, Estate Planning, Family Law, , Criminal

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Kary Lynn Key

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Weatherford Divorce Lawyer Serving Parker County

Family law is an umbrella term used to describe many areas of the legal system that involve family matters. Kary L. Key is experienced in the areas of... (more)

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817-599-6969

1005 Fort Worth Highway, Weatherford, TX 76086

Patrick Robert Mccarty

Juvenile Law, Family Law, , DUI-DWI, Criminal

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206 Houston Ave, Weatherford, TX 76086

Alvin Quincey Malone

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817-953-3112

3100 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092

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817-587-8998

4215 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107

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Born just south of Dallas, and true to his Texas roots, Andrew M. Lloyd fights proudly for families and justice. He exemplifies the attitude contained... (more)

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800-933-1221

1512 E. McKinney St., Denton, TX 76209

J. Turner Thornton

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817-203-2220

300 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

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Jason Brown is a US Army Veteran who decided to continue serving his community by becoming an attorney. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Unive... (more)

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817-646-3268

600 W 6th St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Doug Wright

Divorce & Family Law, Family Law, Divorce, Custody & Visitation, Child Support

Mr. Wright was born and raised in Fort Worth and graduated from Paschal High School. In 1976 he received his Bachelors at the University of Texas in B... (more)

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LEGAL TERMS

INJUNCTION

A court decision that is intended to prevent harm--often irreparable harm--as distinguished from most court decisions, which are designed to provide a remedy fo... (more...)

A court decision that is intended to prevent harm--often irreparable harm--as distinguished from most court decisions, which are designed to provide a remedy for harm that has already occurred. Injunctions are orders that one side refrain from or stop certain actions, such as an order that an abusive spouse stay away from the other spouse or that a logging company not cut down first-growth trees. Injunctions can be temporary, pending a consideration of the issue later at trial (these are called interlocutory decrees or preliminary injunctions). Judges can also issue permanent injunctions at the end of trials, in which a party may be permanently prohibited from engaging in some conduct--for example, infringing a copyright or trademark or making use of illegally obtained trade secrets. Although most injunctions order a party not to do something, occasionally a court will issue a 'mandatory injunction' to order a party to carry out a positive act--for example, return stolen computer code.

SICK LEAVE

Time off work for illness. Most employers provide for some paid sick leave, although no law requires them to do so. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, howe... (more...)

Time off work for illness. Most employers provide for some paid sick leave, although no law requires them to do so. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, however, a worker is guaranteed up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for severe or lasting illnesses.

MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

See divorce agreement.

SEPARATE PROPERTY

In community property states, property owned and controlled entirely by one spouse in a marriage. At divorce, separate property is not divided under the state's... (more...)

In community property states, property owned and controlled entirely by one spouse in a marriage. At divorce, separate property is not divided under the state's property division laws, but is kept by the spouse who owns it. Separate property includes all property that a spouse obtained before marriage, through inheritance or as a gift. It also includes any property that is traceable to separate property -- for example, cash from the sale of a vintage car owned by one spouse before marriage-and any property that the spouses agree is separate property. Compare community property and equitable distribution.

INTERLOCUTORY DECREE

A court judgment that is not final until the judge decides other matters in the case or until enough time has passed to see if the interim decision is working. ... (more...)

A court judgment that is not final until the judge decides other matters in the case or until enough time has passed to see if the interim decision is working. In the past, interlocutory decrees were most often used in divorces. The terms of the divorce were set out in an interlocutory decree, which would become final only after a waiting period. The purpose of the waiting period was to allow the couple time to reconcile. They rarely did, however, so most states no longer use interlocutory decrees of divorce.

OPEN ADOPTION

An adoption in which there is some degree of contact between the birthparents and the adoptive parents and sometimes with the child as well. As opposed to most ... (more...)

An adoption in which there is some degree of contact between the birthparents and the adoptive parents and sometimes with the child as well. As opposed to most adoptions in which birth and adoption records are sealed by court order, open adoptions allow the parties to decide how much contact the adoptive family and the birthparents will have.

ALIMONY

The money paid by one ex-spouse to the other for support under the terms of a court order or settlement agreement following a divorce. Except in marriages of lo... (more...)

The money paid by one ex-spouse to the other for support under the terms of a court order or settlement agreement following a divorce. Except in marriages of long duration (ten years or more) or in the case of an ailing spouse, alimony usually lasts for a set period, with the expectation that the recipient spouse will become self-supporting. Alimony is also called 'spousal support' or 'maintenance.'

CONSUMMATION

The actualization of a marriage. Sexual intercourse is required to 'consummate' a marriage. Failure to do so is grounds for divorce or annulment.

FAMILY COURT

A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), ch... (more...)

A separate court, or more likely a separate division of the regular state trial court, that considers only cases involving divorce (dissolution of marriage), child custody and support, guardianship, adoption, and other cases having to do with family-related issues, including the issuance of restraining orders in domestic violence cases.

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