Local Family Rules of Court in Texas

Local Family Rules of Court in Texas do not prohibit serving citations in Federal Bankruptcy Courts. Debtors who appear in federal court on matters related to Chapter 7 or 13 are notoriously easy targets for service of process for motions to enforce child support. How? Bankruptcy creates a public record. The courts docket is available online. The date, time and place of a deadbeat spouse's appearance is published over the internet. By checking public records, many otherwise parents-in-hiding are found for a brief moment.

Consumer bankruptcy specialists are known for liberal use of legal assistance and paralegals. Legal assistants and paralegals may only assist lawyers when providing legal advice. They may not practice law or represent individuals in court. Legal assistants and paralegals generally provide a valuable service and reduces attorney fees, costs, and expenses by performing legal tasks for an attorney who remains responsible for all work product produced. As professionals, all states require attorneys to pass a state bar examination, and as a condition of remaining in good standing, must insure all work performed by paralegals achieves the same quality result as would be produced by an attorney.

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