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1. Phillip Galyen Bedford, TX
  Attorney at Law - TX, 1982
  Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D
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Includes: Collaborative Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements

Arthur Stephen Linn

Wills, Family Law, Consumer Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy

Status: Deceased Licensed: 25 Years

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2306 Guthrie Road, Garland, TX 75043

Timothy Randall Strann

Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Criminal, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 12 Years

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18601 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Mesquite, TX 75150

Scott Shannon Gray

DUI-DWI, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Family Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing

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315 S Bois D Arc St, Forney, TX 75126

Gary Lee Schappaugh

Family Law

Status: Deceased Licensed: 47 Years

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630 W Interstate 30, Garland, TX 75043

Daniel R. Strann

Wills, Family Law, Criminal, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 40 Years

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18601 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Mesquite, TX 75150

Karen M. Billingham

Wills, Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 32 Years

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18601 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Mesquite, TX 75150

Guy W Hull

Juvenile Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Elder Law, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing

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629 W Centerville Rd, Garland, TX 75041

Whitney Yvonne Miranda

Immigration, Family Law, Consumer Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 16 Years

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629 W Centerville Rd, Garland, TX 75041

Steven M. Tinsley

Family Law, Elder Law, Business & Trade, Credit & Debt

Status: In Good Standing

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517 W Centerville Rd, Garland, TX 75041

Detra Green Hill

Employee Rights, Family Law, Criminal, Administrative Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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211 Municipal Way, Mesquite, TX 75149

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LEGAL TERMS

IN CAMERA

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from t... (more...)

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from the courtroom. Proceedings are often held in camera to protect victims and witnesses from public exposure, especially if the victim or witness is a child. There is still, however, a record made of the proceeding, typically by a court stenographer. The judge may decide to seal this record if the material is extremely sensitive or likely to prejudice one side or the other.

NEXT FRIEND

A person, usually a relative, who appears in court on behalf of a minor or incompetent plaintiff, but who is not a party to the lawsuit. For example, children a... (more...)

A person, usually a relative, who appears in court on behalf of a minor or incompetent plaintiff, but who is not a party to the lawsuit. For example, children are often represented in court by their parents as 'next friends.'

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.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

A document that authorizes a couple to get married, usually available from the county clerk's office in the state where the marriage will take place. Couples pa... (more...)

A document that authorizes a couple to get married, usually available from the county clerk's office in the state where the marriage will take place. Couples pay a small fee for a marriage license, and must often wait a few days before it is issued. In addition, a few states require a short waiting period--usually not more than a day--between the time the license is issued and the time the marriage may take place. And some states still require blood tests for couples before they will issue a marriage license, though most no longer do.

CONFINEMENT IN PRISON

In most states with fault divorce, grounds for a spouse not in prison to obtain a fault divorce if the other spouse has been imprisoned for a certain number of ... (more...)

In most states with fault divorce, grounds for a spouse not in prison to obtain a fault divorce if the other spouse has been imprisoned for a certain number of years.

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a year's time for the birth or adoption of a child, family hea... (more...)

A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a year's time for the birth or adoption of a child, family health needs or personal illness. The employer must allow the employee to return to the same position or a position similar to that held before taking the leave. There are exceptions to the FMLA: the most notable is that only employers with 50 or more employees are covered--about half the workforce.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge ... (more...)

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge on her own (sua sponte). For example, in a divorce, at the request of one parent a judge might issue an order directing the other parent to appear in court on a particular date and time to show cause why the first parent should not be given sole physical custody of the children. Although it would seem that the person receiving an order to show cause is at a procedural disadvantage--she, after all, is the one who is told to come up with a convincing reason why the judge shouldn't order something--both sides normally have an equal chance to convince the judge to rule in their favor.

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.

PETITION (IMMIGRATION)

A formal request for a green card or a specific nonimmigrant (temporary) visa. In many cases, the petition must be filed by someone sponsoring the immigrant, su... (more...)

A formal request for a green card or a specific nonimmigrant (temporary) visa. In many cases, the petition must be filed by someone sponsoring the immigrant, such as a family member or employer. After the petition is approved, the immigrant may submit the actual visa or green card application.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re ABP

... STANDARD OF REVIEW. Most appealable issues in a family law case, including the issues in this case, are evaluated under an abuse-of-discretion standard. ... I have practiced in the community, in this community for approximately 15 years in the area of family law. ...

IN RE DEPT. OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES

... We review a trial court's interpretation of the law de novo. State v. Shumake, 199 SW3d 279, 284 (Tex.2006). A trial court has no discretion in determining what the law is or properly applying the law. In re Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs., 210 SW3d 609, 612 (Tex.2006). ...

Lumpkin v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROT. SERV.

... 263.405(i); see Pool v. Texas Dep't of Family & Protective ... that, if a trial court determines that an appeal is frivolous, the court has necessarily determined that each of the issues identified in the statement of points is frivolous; that is, that they lack a substantial basis in law or fact ...

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INTERLOCUTORY DECREE

MARRIAGE LICENSE

CONFINEMENT IN PRISON

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

SEPARATE PROPERTY

PETITION (IMMIGRATION)

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re ABP

IN RE DEPT. OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Lumpkin v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROT. SERV.

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