TEXAS DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW & ESTATE PLANNING BLOG

Texas's "Three Strikes" Visitation Law: What Parents Need to Know If your co-parent repeatedly ignores your court-ordered custody and visitation schedule, Texas just gave you a powerful new tool. And if you're the parent accused of denying access, the stakes have never been higher. Effective September 1, 2025, two new laws created Texas's "Three Strikes" visitation enforcement framework. Three strikes now constitute a Material Change of Circumstances supporting a Modificatio

Attorney Ryan Putz - Why Texas Courts Can No Longer Order Certain Counseling Practices in Custody Cases-- House Bill 3783, amends Section 153.010 of the Texas Family Code and places strict limits on court-ordered counseling in custody cases. Passed in response to documented abuses in reunification therapy, the new law prohibits courts from ordering counseling that isolates children from family or community, requires overnight out-of-state stays, transports children by force o

Learn how Texas spousal maintenance is calculated in 2026, who qualifies, how long it lasts, and what recent legal updates mean for your divorce case. How much can a court in Texas’s order a spouse to pay in spousal maintenance a/k/a alimony?

Texas Order Enforcement Attorney Ryan Putz with the Law Office of Ryan Putz provides key insights on when your out of state divorce and family law orders (foreign judgments) are able to be enforced or modified in Texas court. Additionally, Attorney Putz discusses foreign judgments from foreign countries and using The Hague Convention as a mechanism of enforcement of those orders.

Texas Divorce & Family Law Attorney Ryan Putz explains how to keep the dog in your Texas divorce. Dog owners in Texas can present evidence to Texas Family courts supporting a request to award the dog or pets to them. Learn how Texas courts deal with the dog or other family pets in a divorce proceeding. Divorce Lawyer Ryan Putz breakdowns the factors That courts in Texas now consider when awarding the dog to a party - what every pet owner involved in a divorce should know.

Texas Probate Attorney at the Law Office of Ryan Putz explains the probate process in Texas and assists with understanding the necessary steps involved when a Will or an estate with no Will goes to probate court in Texas.

Texas Divorce Attorney Ryan Putz provides insight on complex and high-asset division of property in Texas Divorce cases and illustrates just and right divisions of community property under the Texas Family Code. In Texas, property is presumed to be community unless proven otherwise through clear and convincing evidence.

Texas recognizes several types of adoption. Stepparent adoption is the most common, requiring termination of the other biological parent's rights — either voluntarily or through court proceedings. Texas Family Law Attorney deep dives into the adoption legal processes in Texas.