November 14th was the first day legislators could begin filing bills for the 88th Legislature. Compared to previous legislative sessions, the 88th has seen “a record number for the first day of the prefilling period.”
Read moreNFCM 2022: Caregiver Laws & Resources
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a yearly celebration of family caregivers who care for their loved ones with disabilities or illnesses. This year’s theme is #CaregivingHappens, a reflection on how suddenly caregiving needs may arise, and how caregiving affects multiple aspects of the caregiver’s and their loved one’s lives. Read more about the background of National Family Caregivers Month in this Ex Libris Juris blog post on NFCM 2021. The following post highlights state and federal laws and regulations that affect caregivers and the loved ones they care for.
Read moreNovember 11th is Veterans Day: Find out what legal resources are available to Houston-area Veterans
Nonprofit legal organizations across the Houston area offer free civil legal services to Veterans. Not every legal organization helps with every type of case. *Contact the organizations below for more information and to confirm event dates. There are hundreds of different varieties of civil lawsuits. Examples of a civil lawsuit are divorce, probate, name change, and conservatorship.
Read moreCiv Pro: 5 Sources for Drafting Legal Letters
If you are facing a legal problem, and you have already tried other methods to solve it and are considering taking to someone to court, you may send them a demand letter notifying them of your intent to take legal action. A demand letter begins the negotiation process with the aim to settle the legal dispute without going to court.
Read moreBrackeen v. Haaland: What Does the Future Hold for the Indian Child Welfare Act?
November is both National Native American Heritage Month and National Adoption Month. Tomorrow, November 9, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case that has implications related to both, Brackeen v. Haaland, which concerns the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963. The ICWA governs the removal, placement, and return of Native American children in child welfare proceedings for both foster care and adoption. At issue on appeal is the constitutionality of the act’s child placement preferences, as set forth in 25 U.S.C. § 1915. This blog sets forth the ICWA’s child placement preferences and a brief procedural history of the case.
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