Elisa Reiter

January 05, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

In an era where it takes a village to raise a child, should Congress and State legislators take further action to assure that psychological parents also have legal rights?

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

15 minute read

November 23, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

One takeaway from this case: The responsibility of every court is to ensure that subtlety and clarity are not lost in the shadows of procedure.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

November 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Few areas of family law are as bristling with risk and the potential for appeal as a petition to terminate parental rights. When the child involved has special needs, the child may be particularly imperiled if proper parental supervision is missing.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

9 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Children referred for reunification therapy can be described as feeling divided, torn between their parents, with polarized feelings about parents such that the children may refuse to see, visit, talk with or enjoy a real relationship with a rejected parent.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

November 02, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

On the heels of two recent cases, cruel treatment allegations may find their way into many new divorce cases.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

9 minute read

October 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Social workers are often overworked and underpaid. Nonetheless, they must make time to practice to be prepared for court.

By Elisa Reiter & Daniel Pollack

7 minute read

October 08, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

In today's COVID-19 environment, under what circumstances can the state preempt the parent or guardian's medical decision-making authority regarding children regarding getting vaccinated?

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

September 13, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

There are a variety of way of enhancing and attacking the testimony of a mental health professional, including: impeachment with prior inconsistent statements, bias, interest in the outcome, signs of coercion, coached testimony, prior misconduct for which there was no prosecution, defects in capacity, lack of interview of records or collateral witnesses, and contradictions in testimony.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

September 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

For it to function properly, an independent judiciary and justice system must resist being a politicized one.

By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter

5 minute read

September 03, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

If you file a frivolous pleading, you may find yourself before someone like Judge Parker, and that judge may feel that the appropriate sanction is to suggest that you be disbarred for signing off on a pleading that violates Fed. Rule 11.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

8 minute read