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I’m an adult leader with our local Scouts. As you probably know, the motto of Scouting is “Be prepared.” This applies to your divorce, too. Why? Because of Standing Orders. Let me explain.

Standing Orders are orders that come into play immediately after a case is filed. Here in Rockwall County, ours are called “Rockwall County Standing Order Regarding Children, Property And Conduct Of The Parties.” That’s quite a mouthful, I know. Before you file for divorce, though, you need to read them. Carefully. You can here: Rockwall Standing Orders .

These orders are

So, you are getting a new job.  Congratulations.  Did your new employer ask you to sign a covenant not to compete, what most people call a “noncompete,” when you were hired?  If so, you probably have questions and have gotten a lot of advice from people about what to do.  Many people seem to believe that noncompetes cannot be enforced in Texas.  This is not true.  You should be very careful about signing a noncompete.

The Texas Business and Commerce Code sets out the rules for whether or not a covenant

The White Law Firm helps parents collect past due child support.  Many times, our clients have tried to get assistance from the Attorney General’s Office, before they come to us, but have fallen victim to the fact that the A.G.’s office has roughly five times the caseload that it can effectively handle.  This is a hard reality to face, but it is true.  However, with a private attorney like The White Law Firm, you can go after past due support that you need to take care of your kids.

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Attached to this blog post is a link to a form that you can use to jump start your estate planning. It asks for the basic information that our office needs to help you draft a will and other important estate planning documents.  We hope that you will find it useful and that this is the year you get your will signed and your family protected from a complicated administration.  Click the link and get started.  Our office will be glad to help.

2016 Estate Sheet

Our office is working to contact any of our clients and friends that might have been affected by the recent storms. We will provide notary service at no charge to anyone who needs claim documents or other items notarized due to the recent storms in our area. We also will provide our affected clients with copies of important legal documents in our files, such as wills, other estate planning documents, and divorce decrees, at no charge.

With the advent of the internet, more and more people are trying to the “do it yourself” approach to law.  In some simple areas, that approach may get the job done.  However, in other areas, especially in drafting decrees of divorce, this can mean that you will live with totally unintended consequences.

Increasingly, we meet with people who drafted their own decrees of divorce, only to find that their decrees don’t say what they think that they said.  Language in a decree regarding visits with your children, child support to be

Each year, people hope for joy and peace at Christmas. “Ok, but what does a lawyer have to do with peace?” you may be asking yourselves. That is a fair question.

Our firm provides mediation services to people who are in lawsuits or other disputes of most kinds, including all types of civil litigation and all types of family law cases, including divorce and child custody. Mediation is an informal process during which all sides meet in the mediator’s office (with their attorneys, if they have attorneys) and, with the assistance

If you’d like to use your time off over Thanksgiving getting starting on your estate planning, here is a link to a worksheet we provide our clients.  You can simply fill it out and set up a time to meet with us to discuss your particular situation.  We hope that you all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

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This week of Thanksgiving, we here at The White Law Firm are giving thanks for all of you who voted for us as “Best Law Firm” in the 2015 Rockwall County Herald Banner poll. Once again, you selected us as the best law firm in Rockwall County, this time for the fourth year in a row. We cannot express how grateful we are to all of you. We pledge to work hard to keep your confidence in the coming year. In the meantime, we wish all of you a Happy

As each year comes to an end, we have clients who promise that “next year” will be the year that they sign a will. And, of course, as we get older, it becomes more likely that our families will benefit from knowing that their loved ones have a signed will, a statutory durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney, and a directive to physicians (which some folks call a living will). There is still time to take care of your estate planning this year and make 2015 the