The Slavin Rule: Why a Vague Texas Order Can’t Be Enforced
Under Ex parte Slavin, a Texas order must be clear, specific and unambiguous before a judge can enforce it by contempt. Here is how to spot vague language before it costs you.
Texas Family Code 157.002
Why Most Pro Se Enforcement Motions Get Denied — And How to Draft One That Doesn’t
I’ve read a lot of enforcement motions written by self-represented parents, and I can usually tell in the first paragraph whether it’s going to survive. Not because the facts are bad. Usually the facts are terrible, in the sense that the other parent has genuinely been doing something outrageous for months. The motions fail on … Read more