If you have been injured a car accident, truck wreck or motorcycle crash in Texas, you have a right to pursue benefits through an insurance provider or in a personal injury lawsuit. However, if you've never been involved in a lawsuit before, the … [Read more...]
Texas Nondisclosure Law Changes
In Texas, an order of nondisclosure from a Texas Court serves to seal all records related to an arrest or prosecution, so that the public has no access. The order of nondisclosure may still be viewed by law enforcement officers, and some state … [Read more...]
Considering Estate Planning or Probate?
Value Earlier this year I was on the West Coast and dined at a San Diego restaurant which had come highly recommended. Since you don’t know me, I will tell you that I have been described as “conservative” with money, because it is considered rude to … [Read more...]
RIGHTS & DUTIES
Typically the rights and duties of a parent are outlined in Chapter 151 of the Family Code. Those rights include (a) A parent of a child has the following rights and duties: (1) the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and … [Read more...]
Latest DACA Update
The current administration has ordered the dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, an Obama administration measure that gave protection to individuals who were illegally brought into the United States as children. … [Read more...]
The US Government Reclaimed $713 Million from SS Benefits Paid Out in 2016
Under certain circumstances, the government can seize part of your Social Security check to satisfy unpaid debts, including overdue federal taxes and delinquent federal student loans. In some circumstances, past due child support can also be deducted … [Read more...]
BANKRUPTCY IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF
Bankruptcy has often been associated with a negative image of a person who doesn’t want to pay his bills. While this may be true in a few and far between cases, the reality is that bankruptcy is often a choice of economic reality when bad things … [Read more...]
I have to move out of State – What Happens to my Texas Workers’ Comp case?
If you have an active Texas worker's comp claim, you can pick up with treatment in your new home state. The most difficult part will be finding a doctor that is willing to be your treating physician in your new state. I tell my clients that they … [Read more...]
Introducing our New Wills & Probate Attorney Judge Lin C. “Lin” Morrisett
Bailey and Galyen is pleased to announce that Lin C. “Lin” Morrisett has joined the firm, and will be working out of our Fort Worth - Summit office. His practice will focus primarily on Probate, Guardianship, and Estate planning. Lin is also a … [Read more...]
Beware of Insurance Company Settlement Offers
In the Aftermath of a Personal Injury, Don't Take a Settlement Offer without Talking to an Attorney When you have been hurt in a motor vehicle accident because of the carelessness or wrongful act of another person, you may not know where to start to … [Read more...]
New Texting-and-Driving Law To Take Effect This Week
After numerous failed attempts at undertaking such restrictions over the past decade, the Texas Legislature has finally passed a texting-and-driving law which takes effect statewide on September 1, 2017. This legislation, which enacted Texas … [Read more...]
New Texas Statute Allows Individuals to Seal First DWI Conviction
A criminal conviction can stay with you for years and wreak havoc on many areas of your life. You can face challenges getting a good job, finding an apartment, securing money for advanced education or even trying to get a loan. It has long been … [Read more...]
