Texas Home Owner Associations Given Limits by State Legislation
Texas legislation has limited the control that the home owners associations have when pursuing foreclosure. The restrictions that have been placed on home owners associations are aimed to help assist...
View ArticleYour Trust Fiduciary/Trustee—-Friend or Foe??
With the financial conflicts facing individuals and families today and the aging of the general population, more trust beneficiaries and family members are becoming concerned with the fiduciary duties...
View ArticleWhat is a DTPA claim?
DTPA stands for Texas Deceptive Trade Practice Act (the “Act”), which was codified in Chapter 17 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. This act was codified in order to “protect consumers against...
View ArticleContesting a Will in Texas
Typically, standing to contest the validity of a Will is limited to two classes of persons: 1) a person who is named on the face of the Will (i.e. any beneficiary); and 2) a person who would inherit...
View ArticleTexas Child Support Guidelines
Effective September 1, 2019 The Texas Child Support Division of the Attorney General increased the Maximum child Support under the Texas Child Support Guidelines from $8,550 to the “new cap”of net...
View ArticleHOA Litigation in Texas
Texas Home Owner Associations ( HOA ) : Are You in For Problems? A HOA has the power to make every neighbor’s’ life a little easier by establishing restrictions that keep the neighborhood clean, safe,...
View ArticleVerbal Contracts and Texas Law
Verbal Contracts do exist and are legally enforceable in Texas, as a matter of law, if they meet necessary legal requirements and specificity. Adequate consideration must be given between the two...
View ArticleCivil Litigation in Texas – Do You have a Case
Have you been harmed by the actions of another person or business in Texas? The Nacol Law Firm PC, in Dallas TX, represents clients in a broad scope of civil disputes, including: Business Litigation,...
View ArticleInfidelity or Adultery in a Texas Divorce
In Texas, adultery or infidelity may play a significant role in how a divorce unfolds, impacting asset division in a divorce and even custody issues to a certain extent. Here’s how adultery generally...
View ArticleHow an Executor of “The Will” Might Be Breaching His/Her Fiduciary Duty
The executor of a Texas will is the person chosen by the deceased to administrate the provisions of the will of his/her estate. The executor must be at least eighteen years old and have no prior...
View ArticleBreaking Up a For Profit Corporation
A For Profit Corporation can be a useful tool if utilized appropriately. One major problem with a For Profit Corporation is the lack of flexibility to dissolve the Corporation when a disagreement...
View ArticleNo Will: Now What?
When your loved one dies without a will, the Texas probate process can be expensive and frustrating. Absent a will, an individual must have his or her estate distributed per the laws of Intestate...
View ArticleHolding an Inspector Accountable When Purchasing a Home
The housing market has exploded in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area in the last several years through the move of many companies to relocation national/regional headquarters to Texas. New jobs have created...
View ArticlePlanning for your 2024 Texas Holiday Visitation Schedule with your Children!
Now is the time to review your 2024 Holiday Visitation Schedule with your children. Here is a reminder of the current Texas Family Law Code’s Standard Possession Order for the 2024 Holidays. Texas...
View ArticleA Director’s Fiduciary Duty to His Corporation
A Director of a Corporation has specific fiduciary duties that precludes activities that might endanger the Corporation. The certificate of formation may limit or eliminate personal liability of...
View ArticleGetting a Divorce from Your Addict Spouse
Has the time come to seriously start thinking about divorcing your Addict Spouse? After much heartbreaking soul searching has the time to break the downhill addictive spiral come for you and your...
View ArticleSealing the Deal: Contracts – A Smart Investment
The Importance of Employment Contracts An employment contract is a legal agreement between an employer and employee in which the terms and conditions of employment are spelled out. Though there is a...
View ArticleCivil Litigation and The Road to Trial
Dallas Texas Board Certified Attorney, Mark A. Nacol, talks aboutCivil Litigation and the process leading up to a Civil Trial.
View ArticlePreventing Custodial Parent From Relocating Children Out of State
Mom and Dad are divorcing or have been divorced and are now sharing joint custody of their children in the same city in Texas. One parent receives a letter from the other parent’s attorney requesting...
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