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Immigration Law Insights
Who is Eligible for VAWA?
What is VAWA? The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, gives abused spouses and children of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who are living in the U.S. a protection by which to "self-petition" for lawful permanent resident status (a U.S. green card). This...
EB3 Application for Registered Nurses
If you are an immigrant who is currently in the process of becoming a registered nurse or already a registered nurse, you are eligible for the EB3 visa under the category of professional or skilled workers under the Department of Labor regulations. The immigrant visa...
Visa Bulletin December 2020
Summary: Family-based petitions have no movements on both charts. Employment-based petitions need to follow the Date of Filing Chart. Eb1 moves forward but Eb2, Eb3 and other workers have no move or even gone back. Which chart we should look at in December? For...
Estate Planning Law Insights
Caroline and Connor – A Tragic Story of Failing to Name Guardian As A Parent
Caroline and Connor Morrison were loving parents to three young boys. However, in June 2010, their lives were tragically cut short in a car accident. While their sons survived the accident, Caroline and Connor did not. This was just the beginning of a difficult...
Take Your Loved Ones’ Assets Out Of Probate
There was a family of three. The mother had two children, a son Adam and a daughter Ada. They lived happy life together and didn't really worry about the future. They assumed that things would fall into place naturally. Dementia Unfortunately, one day, the mother...
The Story of Justin, David, and Christine
The Inheritance Christine, David, and Justin inherited $400,000 each from their father after his death. Unfortunately, their father's poor planning led to unexpected consequences. Their father made a simple plan which lacked extra protections. Under his plan, all...
Divorce & Family Law Insights
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Can I Get Alimony? [4 Factors Explained]
Alimony is called spousal maintenance in Texas and courts don’t really want to award spousal maintenance in most cases. There are only a few instances when a court in Texas will award spousal support and it will always be for a set amount of time and for a set amount...
Can you get a “pre-nup” in marriage?
Legally, no. You are not able to sign a Pre-Nuptial Agreement after you have gotten married, but you are able to sign a Post-Marital Agreement that does roughly the same thing. Texas courts will accept a Post-Marital Agreement if the couple hires an attorney to draft...
Being married for child support/custody?
The short answer is NO! If there is no marriage in place when the child was born, you are still able to request child support and child custody for your children. There is additional step that is required to prove the paternity of your children. The father of the...
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