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According to rumors, it may become even harder to get a divorce in the state of Texas. The state representatives have been bringing a new bill in to be deliberated on. This month a bill was passed that now allows a couple to take a premarital class in exchange for not having to pay the fee to get your marriage license.

This new bill that they are trying to pass is going to allow a couple of different options when a couple is looking to get a divorce in the state of Texas. This new bill says that the couple needs to take a 10 hour marriage strengthening class together to help their marriage. If the couple chooses not to take the class, the couple will be required to wait at least 2 years in order to finalize their divorce. This bill will go before the committee in Texas and will hopefully make a decision about it some time this month.

For more information, contact the Austin Divorce Lawyers of Slater and Kennon, LLP at 512-472-2431.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Borrough President Helen Marshall and Queens Distric Attorney Richard Brown, along with a group of celebrities, met on July 16 to open the city’s new Family Justice Center. The goal is to streamline the process of seeking safety and justice for survivors of domestic violence. Prosecutors, family law attorneys and social workers will all come together under one roof to provide women, men and children fleeing domestic abuse with whatever help and support they need.

Despite numerous goverment programs such as this one, domestic violence remains a widespread problem. Six million American women are murdered each year by their husbands or boyfriends - and 70% of children living in homes where one parent is abused, are abused themselves.

If you need legal help to escape domestic violence, contact Austin family law attorneys Slater and Kennon at (512) 472-2431.

A task force organized by the State Bar Association of North Dakota has proposed several reforms to the state’s existing family law system.

Under the terms of the proposal, which is aimed at addressing concerns about child custody and visitation rights, divorcing parents would be obligated to submit parenting plans to the court for approval before the divorce can be finalized. Disputes after the divorce occurs would be handled by a “parenting coordinator,” a type of mediator whose decisions would be binding.

Potentially loaded terminology such as “custodial parent” and “visitation schedule” would also be changed under the proposal.

Navigating the family law system is difficult without experienced and professional legal representation. Call Austin child custody lawyers Slater & Kennon today at 512-472-2431.

British MPs said earlier this week that children should undergo mandatory domestic violence and forced marriage education as part of their normal school curriculum. The home affairs select committee also Criticized the country’s lack of shelters for victims of abuse, and said that a shift needed to be made from law enforcement efforts toward educational initiatives as the correct solution to the domestic violence crisis.

Domestic violence is a serious issue in the United States as well. For more information, contact Austin domestic violence lawyers Slater & Kennon, LLP at 512-472-2431.

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge’s decision this week marked the latest setback for a lesbian couple who have been trying to get a divorce since last year.

On Wednesday, Judge Patricia Hurst refused to consider the case of Margaret Chambers and Cassandra Ormiston, saying that the court had no jurisdiction over such family law matters. Chamber and Ormiston, who married in 2004 not long after R.I. legalized same-sex marriage, were denied a divorce by the state Supreme Court last year. The Court held that, because the statute which created the family court system was predicated on the idea of a one man, one woman marriage, the family court had no authority to give a divorce to same-sex couples.

Though Judge Hurst declined to hear the couple’s case, she did question the constitutionality of the state Supreme Court’s ruling, and suggested that the law could be challenged in family court.

If your marriage is coming to an end, you will need competent legal representation to ensure that your rights are respected throughout the proceedings. Contact an Austin divorce lawyer from Slater & Kennon, LLP at 512-472-2431 today to learn more.