PHAM & CLOVES, PLLC

The Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsbility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) severely impacts many permanent residents and causes many foreign nationals to be removed from the U.S. for seemingly minor crimes.  The law was intended to deport serious and life-time criminals, but instead, it cause hardships for hundreds of thousands of permanent residents and their [...]

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Collaborative Law-Does it Really Work?

Collaborative law is a type of family law that is only appropriate for certain parties seeking a divorce. Texas statute defines collaborative law as: “a procedure in which the parties and their counsel agree in writing to use their best efforts to make a good faith attempt to resolve the suit [...]

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Child Custody – Who Gets ‘Em?
 
 
Years ago, it was almost a certainty that, in a divorce case, the kids would wind up with mom and dad would have visitation rights and the right to pay child support regardless of whether going with mom was the right thing. Today, Texas courts take a different view of [...]

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