August 31, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Afraid to Immunize? Judges May View Your Reluctance SternlyWith so many COVID-related deaths, should the aim of our judiciary--particularly in the domestic relations and criminal courts--be, in part, to require COVID vaccines to preserve life and liberty?
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
4 minute read
August 23, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Family Lawyers: You Can be Friendly With Colleagues While Fiercely Representing Your ClientsAll attorneys know that they are obliged to zealously represent their clients at all times. What does that mean in practice? It means they must be ardently active, devoted, and diligent in representing their client. When attorneys know each other well—maybe they're even close friends—does their tenacity on behalf of their client inadvertently wane?
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
5 minute read
August 11, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
What is the Legal Definition of 'A Pattern of Domestic Violence?'The definition of "pattern of domestic violence" has a great deal of elasticity to it and the phrase implicitly considers many relevant facts and circumstances, not just one.
By Daniel Pollack & Elisa Reiter
6 minute read
August 09, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
New Laws Impact Educators Regarding Students In Foster Care—How Can Attorneys Help?'Teachers may find themselves at a moral crossroads as never before, based on some new Texas and Federal legislation... '
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
7 minute read
August 04, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Protecting Clients Who Are Divorcing Someone With Borderline or Narcissistic Personality DisorderIt's difficult to find balance in the roller-coaster ride imposed by someone suffering from a personality disorder, say the authors.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
July 28, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Governor Abbott Vetoes Bill Requiring Standardization of Protective Order Applications, and Other BillsIn addition to vetoing SB 1458, the governor vetoed 20 other bills that had been passed during this year's legislative session—the fewest vetoes since 2005.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
5 minute read
July 14, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Revisions to the Texas Family Code that Every Attorney Should KnowThere are many changes to the Texas Family Code and other laws impacting parents, grandparents, children and families beginning Sept. 1, 2021.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
18 minute read
June 22, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
'I'm right.' 'No, I'm right.' New techniques for Mediating High-Conflict DisputesBill Eddy and his co-author, Michael Lomax, in their new book, "Mediating High Conflict Disputes," remind us that a mediator must be willing to cut off reflections about who pushed whom first, and instead, focus on how to play nicely.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
10 minute read
June 18, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Let's Confront Child Welfare Law BuzzwordsIn the world of child welfare law, three of the best-known culprits are "best interest of the child," "neglect," and "Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD)."
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter
5 minute read
June 13, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Ethical Child Custody Evaluations: The Good, The Bad and The UglyIn a divorce there may be a child custody dispute, but whatever objections may arise, hopefully, there should be no question concerning the evaluator's ethics or objectivity.
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
6 minute read
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