by Aaron Tress
Couples going through a divorce may wish to download the new Lubbock schools app on their phone. Divorcing couples often have a difficult time communicating. A new phone app by the Lubbock school district can now keep you up to date with your child’s schooling without having to go through the other spouse. The app lists upcoming school events, your student’s grades, and even email contacts for your student’s teachers.
by Aaron Tress
The United States Constitution grants Americans the right to be notified when the government summons them. As populations expanded, Sheriffs did not have time to “serve” papers and fulfill their other responsibilities. The need for process servers arose.
One can find a handful of process services in Lubbock. I use licensed process server Ken Herzog. In addition to serving papers, Ken is a people finder. Finding people can be important in family law–for example, when the whereabouts of the other spouse or parent are unknown. Ken is affordable, reliable, and he gets the job done. If you wish to contact him, his number is (806) 777-6693.
by Aaron Tress
Many good resources help educate parents on how to maintain relationships with their children during and after divorce. For example, I highly recommend Dr. Richard Warshak’s book Divorce Poison: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing. Dr. Warshak gives great advice to those parents who find that their ex-spouse is trying to alienate their children from them.
Another outstanding educational resource recently entered the market. HBO released a new documentary, Don’t Divorce Me!: Kids’ Rules for Parents on Divorce. The viewer is shown the effects of divorce on children from the perspective of children. Over two dozen children from the ages of five to ten are interviewed in the documentary. The documentary seeks to impress upon the viewer that they not forget to consider the child’s perspective.
“I recommend that all my clients watch this short documentary. It will make an impact.” —Bill McNamara
by Aaron Tress
During the Summer months, parents may adopt creative ways to share time with their children. For example, a father is entitled to designate when to use his 30 days of possession during the summer as long as he gives written notice to the mother by April 1. If the mother, in turn, files written notice to the father by April 15, the mother is entitled to one weekend with the children during the father’s summer possession period.
The above summer notifications may look something like this.
If the noncustodial parent does not give written notice, the Texas Family Code defaults to the month of July.
by Aaron Tress
A: Sometimes, when trying to establish paternity, establish or enforce child support, or enforce visitation, a person does not know the whereabouts of the other parent. Because the other parent has a legal right to participate in the legal process, a person must make a good faith effort to serve the other parent. For this reason, the Texas Attorney General offers a parent locator service. The service provides a person with the missing parent’s possible locations. A person can then serve the other parent at all the possible locations.
A: If you satisfy the minimum requirements, fill out this pdf and send the completed form to the address included on the form.