August 19th, 2010
by Terry Barlow
(Thanks to Judge Brent Carr, Presiding Judge, for the information and the brochure upon which this article is based.)
The Veteran’s Court Program is a diversion program for Justice Involved Veterans (JIVs) who are currently facing prosecution for one or more criminal cases. The program offers offenders a treatment option that is judicially supervised. It is designated to divert JIVs out of the traditional criminal justice process and into appropriate rehabilitative alternatives. Once the JIV has been screened, assessed, and approved for participation in the program, the JIV will promptly begin a treatment regimen that is specific to the JIVs needs.
The stated mission of the program is to successfully habilitate JIVs by diverting them from the traditional criminal justice system and by providing them with the tools they need to lead a productive and law-abiding lifestyle, while concurrently improving mental health recovery and enabling successful re-entry into the community. Read More »
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August 19th, 2010
by Michael Spychalski
One of the most frustrating aspects of practicing immigration law over the years has been trying to obtain information on a particular case or a current client’s case. However, immigration has been improving in this area and it has helped us keep the client better informed. Before, all you could do was write an email inquiry to immigration and hope immigration would write back. Often clients would get very frustrated with their case. Read More »
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August 19th, 2010
by Jim Ince
This is not the typical article that you may have seen that tells you that Bankruptcy is great for everyone and is the best invention since the automobile. Frankly, bankruptcy is not, nor should it be, the first option at the very earliest signs of trouble. At this point it would be safe to assume that bankruptcy cannot do anything as dramatic as saving your life. Maybe or maybe not. However, it can seriously improve the quality of your life if you are at a point that your life is so burdened by your situation that you cannot possibly imagine a time when you were ever happy. You certainly cannot see a time in the future for any hope or happiness. Read More »
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August 19th, 2010
by Deborah Coleman
One of the ways a marriage can be legally dissolved in Texas is through annulment. An annulment is different from a divorce in that instead of ending a marriage, it establishes that a marriage never existed.
There is one circumstance where a parent my file to have a marriage annulled for their child. It is where a child was over 16 years of age and under 18 years of age and got married without parental consent or court order allowing the minor to marry. This type of suit must be filed before the child turns 18. Read More »
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August 19th, 2010
by Robert Schwartz
Every day on every kind of roadway people are seen driving while holding, texting and talking on cell phones. One can easily see they are not paying attention to their driving. They can be seen changing lanes without looking, veering into other lanes, running stop lights and signs, and rolling into and through pedestrian crosswalks. We have done it, too.
Unfortunately, cell phones are a major distraction to someone driving a car. Far more so than other common sights such as someone eating a hamburger while driving, drinking a beverage, singing to the radio, smoking or talking to others in the car. All distractions can be a cause of a collision and form the basis for a civil personal injury lawsuit. More importantly, though, is the fact the distracted driver may seriously injure or kill someone because they were talking on a cell phone. That happens every day, too. Read More »
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