Danita L. Handlin

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        This web site is designed to provide some very basic information about Texas Family Law, not to offer legal advice. Your personal circumstances need to be considered, as well as the standard guidelines.  Information contained in this website is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship, nor does it constitute legal advice to any person reviewing such information. No electronic communication with me on its own, will generate an attorney-client relationship, nor will it be considered an attorney-client privileged communication. If you need legal advice please contact me. A first consultation is available for $150 flat, for a maximum of two hours.

Site Overview:

Divorce: This page reviews the requirements and process for divorce in Texas, including no-fault divorces, common law marriage and annulments.

Selecting a lawyer gives some suggestions about whether you need a lawyer and how to find one with whom you are comfortable.

Property Division reviews the difference between community property and separate property as well as spousal support.

Conservatorship and Access reviews the difference between the two in legal terms and highlights standard guidelines for visitation.

Child support outlines the basic court guidelines for child support in Texas.

Mediation is required by Harris County Courts. This page reviews how the process works and possible outcomes.

Temporary Orders and Modifications reviews the reasons for, and types of, orders normally considered in the family courts in preparation for, or following, a divorce.

Family Violence  This page offers some resources in the event that you need immediate assistance.

Family Courts provides links to the nine family courts in Harris County, Texas and the court system in general in Fort Bend County, Texas.

The Resources page provides a wide variety links to local, state and federal sites, legal codes, libraries and family law related matters.

* Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

This site was last updated on January 18, 2008.

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