Every year about this time people lose their minds. The holidays are special and who better to spend them with than our children? I completely understand. This last weekend the phone rang off the hook because “primary conservators” did not let the … [Read more...]
DACA and Trump
There are many questions related to the future of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) now that President-elect Trump is due to take office on January 20, 2017. HISTORY OF DACA: Since the initiation of DACA in 2012, United States … [Read more...]
INSURANCE 101
Insurance in our society has become a necessary evil. I use the word necessary because the law requires individuals to maintain certain types of insurance, including automobile liability insurance and health insurance. I use the word evil because: … [Read more...]
What to Do After You’ve Planned Your Estate
Congratulations! You’ve taken the necessary steps to plan out your estate if or when the unthinkable happens. But, now that you have these documents, what do you do next? Storage: Place your newly executed documents in a location that will be … [Read more...]
Choosing Between waiting for Disability or Food Stamps
Earlier this year, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the program that oversees Food Stamps, found that the economy is improving enough to stop extending the time low income people could receive food stamps. The work-for-food … [Read more...]
Are you eligible for mileage reimbursement for attending doctor’s appointments?
Going back and forth to your doctors' visit can take time and money for fuel. Especially when you have therapy, that meets 3, 4 sometimes 5 times a week! In some cases, Workers' Comp. will reimburse you for mileage for doctors visits that are further … [Read more...]
Rear-End Collisions in Texas: Those Golden Years Have Gone!
The fact that an accident has occurred does not necessarily mean that someone was at fault. As the courts of this state have long recognized: “It is not that in any case negligence can be assumed from the mere fact of the accident and injury...”. … [Read more...]
What is the Visa Bulletin?
Immigration law sets limits on the number of immigrant visas such as green cards or permanent residence that can be issued each year. There has been a backlog of visas because the demand has outweighed the supply of visa numbers. The number of visas … [Read more...]
CONFESSIONS Article 38.22 Code of Criminal Procedure and 51.095 Family Code-
A statement of a person accused of a crime may be used against him if it appears the statement was freely and voluntarily made without compulsion or persuasion. Often a person accused of a crime will make a statement concerning the facts of the … [Read more...]
Understanding the “Standard Possession Order”
In a divorce with children, and in other cases involving custody, the courts often impose what is commonly known as a “Standard Possession Order” or “SPO” for short, to resolve the competing desires of the parents to allocate periods of time with … [Read more...]
SS Disability and Gun Control
SSA has issued a Notice of Proposed rule which would prohibit any individual from owning a gun if they have been adjudicated as, “a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution.” Mental defective sounds pretty not PC, it has … [Read more...]
What are Compensable vs Non-compensable Injuries in a Workers’ Compensation Case
If you have an accepted workers' compensation claim, 'compensable injury' is something you need to know. If the insurance carrier acknowledges and accepts that you sustained a work-related injury, compensable injury is the actual injury that they … [Read more...]
