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FAMILY LAW IN THE NEWS

Sad or funny stories to remind you family law is crazy!

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LEGAL HUMOR

Joke: When an attorney gets married, they don’t say, “I do.” They say, “I accept the terms and conditions."


Joke: Me, as a lawyer: "BUT, your honor, I Googled it twice."


Joke: A lawyer dies and goes to Heaven. "There must be some mistake," the lawyer argues. "I'm too young to die. I'm only 55." "Fifty-five?" says Saint Peter. "No, according to out calculations, you're 82." "How'd you get that?" the lawyer asks. Answers St. Peter, "We added up your timesheets."

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New Bookmark: Texas Jurisdictions' Resources

Bookmark our new "Texas Jurisdictions" page with resources for all 254 Texas counties and 60 Texas cities. Let us know if we need to add anything to your jurisdiction's resource page.

FREE 20 HOUR MEDIATION PREPARATION CLE

Our free, online, on demand, pandemic-free, Mediation CLE is designed for lawyers and paralegals wanting to improve their intake, preparation for, success in, and post-mediation activities. Get 20 hours free now! This expires December 31st and carries forward to next year.

GADGETS OF THE MONTH


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NEW FREE SOFTWARE PLATFORM

We launch the Toolkit.law free legal software platform in January. It will feature free resources, free legal calculators, free cle webinars, access to 15+ types of legal professionals/services and more. Two years in development, the Toolkit.law App will also allow legal professionals (i.e., mediators, process servers, PIs, etc.) to be listed for free.

Mediation Services: Tom King, J.D. 

Attorney and Mediation Law Professor Tom King offers Half-Day Mediations weekdays 9 am, 1 pm and 6 pm for $400/party with a 92% success rate. Drive-By Mediation weekdays at 8 am & 5 pm are $150/party. Book online and share with colleagues and courts. If you like our free CLE, resources, and newsletter ... try Tom once and share him with others.

Name This Symbol!

According to the Google Official Icon Collection, the symbol to the right is the universal icon for "Alternative Dispute Resolution" (ADR) and/or "Mediation". You'll see this in our new software branding next month.

NEW TOOLKIT.LAW FREE WATCH FACE

We are releasing this month our free watch face for all Google Wear OS and Samsung Galaxy Watch4-5 series smart watches. Next month we release the same for Samsung Galaxy Watch1-3 series watches running the Tizen OS and for the Apple WatchOS.


2022 Harris County Family Courts & Contacts Helpsheet

It is back and updated! Click here to download, share, print and laminate. Courts and Contacts, send me any corrections!

Where to Vote in Texas

Be sure to vote starting next Tuesday. Visit VoteTexas.gov.

New Partner: Paralegal.EDU

Paralegal.EDU offers live, face-to-face online paralegal certificate or degree classes that you can finish in 8 months. They also offer traditional classes in Houston weekday mornings and Saturdays. See Paralegal.edu.

Recommend Tom King to Your Courts

Share Tom's court appointment packet with them! It includes proof that Tom has completed the statutorily required "Family Violence Dynamics" 4-hour training for mediators hearing custody cases (so your family MSAs don't get thrown out).

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Getting Bad MSAs Thrown Out

Filing in late on a case that has already a bad custody resolution in the MSA? Subpoena the mediator for a case involving custody to prove they meet these requirements at the time of mediation! Then schedule with Tom!

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THANK OUR PARNTERS

Thank these partners who underwrite all our FREE resources and CLE events:


  1. Brazilco Litigation Services
  2. Brubaker & Associates property appraisals
  3. Children 4 Tomorrow: Supervised Visitation
  4. Co-Parenting Into the Future court accepted, bilingual co-parenting course
  5. J. Richard Claywell, CPA - Biz-Valuation.com
  6. Kane Title, LLC
  7. National Screening Centers
  8. Our Family Wizard
  9. QDRO Services, Inc.
  10. Paralegals Connect
  11. Soberlink
  12. The Mortgage Institute