Written by: Carmen Eiker
Welcome to a newly revitalized and reenergized Home Court family law blog. I am pleased to announce that Whitney Keltch Green and Josh Dossey will be joining me in contributing to the blog.
In addition to their own prior legal training and experience, Whitney and Josh also bring their own unique perspectives and voices to the table. They will share these in discussing both established and emerging areas of Texas family law, along with their takes on the latest family law stories trending in the media.
Family law is an area of law that can be a topic of interest and discussion even if someone doesn’t personally have a pending case. This can be through friends, relatives, or co-workers sharing their experiences or celebrity cases in the news. The internet and social media have exponentially increased the amount of content available.
Family law is perhaps also one of the most nuanced areas of the law. In Texas, the legal standard applied to children is what is in “the best interest of the children.” The general rule applied to marital property is a “fair and equitable” division. These principles do not exist in a vacuum, but in the context of the specific circumstances of the children and spouses in any given case. An attorney’s skill in weaving that family’s personal story into this legal tapestry is key to obtaining a result that is the best fit for them.
This combination of public interest and curiosity with a complex legal landscape can lead to the proliferation of myths and misinformation, which Home Court will speak to and dispel.
This blog is an outline of things to come, much like a petition filed in a family law matter. The petition begins the process and is a roadmap for the issues to be resolved. The details of those issues are developed as the facts unfold. Likewise, you can look forward to upcoming Home Court blogs delivering real talk in an engaging and scintillating manner.
To learn more about Whitney and Josh, please click their names to view their bios.