Texas High Court Moves Forward to Create Divorce Forms
Ignoring the State Bar of Texas' suggestion to hold off, the Texas Supreme Court has decided not to suspend the work of task force charged with creating uniform forms for divorce.
In a letter today, Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson told State Bar President Bob Black that he planned to refer the divorce forms created by the high court's task force to the Supreme Court Advisory Committee.
Last year, the Supreme Court created the Uniform Forms Task Force with the goal of making it easier for Texans who can't afford lawyers' fees to have access to the ...
Comments (8)
Melissa Zentgraf via Texas Tribune on Facebook
So let me get this straight: making divorce easy isn't a threat to the institution of marriage? Just playing devil's advocate here...
Steve Fischer
I have a copy of the letter from Wallace Jefferson. Yes it looks like the Supreme Court ignored the family lawyers and the bar, but I'm proud of Bob Black and the State Bar for siding with attorneys not politicians. The legislators and politicians I know assume the bar will always be fractured and divided and thus weak, but that is changing and will change further during the next two bar elections.
Let's be honest, most of the court members are not legal scholars, they are political hacks appointed by Rick Perry, and we know how smart Perry is.
We will have our day.
Steve Fischer State Bar Director District 11
Kirk Garner via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is a bad idea. Have any of the Supreme Court Justices ever practiced family law? I didn't think so.
Leif Olson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Justices Eva Guzman and Debra Lehrmann both practiced family law and served as district judges in family courts.
Steve Fischer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Lerhmann showed up and told some family lawyers she was with them. Guzman didn't. Should we expect anything from a Perry appointment. I consider Phil Johnson a friend - the rest are basically worthless.
Steve Fischer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
By the way I'm basically non-partisan and like Ron Paul but Perry has embarrassed the state enough with his mouth however as I see the work of his appointments, in Corpus Christi Area and elsewhere - it only gets worse.
Navy One
Very good, hopefully this will be the snow ball down the mountain side. Finally the citizens are starting to pay attention to the fact that Family Law is often the new Jim Crow. If one wants OUT of a marriage we can't stop that but we CAN have equal custody of the children and not reward anyone for voiding the relationship
Navy One
We may not agree on the issue but everyone here is smart enough to know that V.A.W.A. will pay for certain folks legal bills. In fact, by claiming domestic violence you can fast track your citizenship app. Just ask the prostitute in the New York hotel who tried to setup the French presidential candidate.