Eating donuts in my car with my kids still in their pajamas provide some of my favorite memories of them when they were young. We used to have a good time – or at least as good a time as possible. I can still remember my daughter being able to stand up in the front seat while she would eat a chocolate-covered twisty donut and then get dressed before preschool. (While parked, of course.) The divorce happened when they were about 6 and 2, and I was determined not to let it disr

I love motorcycles. I fell in love when I was 7 years old, and the love has never died. I’ve come close a couple times, but it hasn’t. Recently, I got the chance to go to Las Vegas to rent a GS 1200 BMW motorcycle. Riding one is like riding a highly-charged sports car, but with only two wheels. Think wheelies and incredibly quick acceleration and the smoothest ride you’ve ever had. When I was about to leave the rental facility, a young man that knew much more about that bike

It’s today!! Today is the day that many children whose parents don’t live together get to see the other parent for the first time during the 2018-2019 Christmas break! Why? Because this is the arbitrary day chosen by the Texas Legislature in the Texas Standard Possession Order for the transfer of children during the Christmas (“Winter”) break from school. In Section 153.314 the Texas Family Code says, in part: The possessory conservator and the managing conservator shall have

This month, Beal Law Firm is proud to have been named to the Tops in Tarrant list, produced annually by Society Life magazine. "The people have spoken," says Society Life. The businesses listed are the "final result of a community-based website survey requesting votes for the top local leaders in 34 carefully selected industries." Thank you to all that voted and to Society Life for the recognition. #SouthlakeDivorce #Divorce #CollaborativeLawyer #FortWorthDivorce #MilitaryDiv

This week, I was interviewed by Morning Dose TV to get my opinions on January being "Divorce Month." I was very happy that as a part of the interview, I was able to get in something that I have been telling people for decades -- Divorce does not solve all of your problems; it trades one set of problems for another set of problems. #SouthlakeDivorce #DallasDivorceLawyer #FortWorthDivorce #Divorce #CollaborativeDivorce #MilitaryDivorce #Custody #EricBeal #BealLawFirm #CollinCou

Can a 12-year-old decide where he or she wants to live? This area of Texas Family Law is often misunderstood. Many non-lawyers, and possibly even some lawyers, think that once a child turns 12, he or she gets to decide who will be the “primary parent.” That is simply not true. Under Texas custody law, one parent or the other usually has the “exclusive right to determine the primary residence of the child” – to most people that means where the child lives. Once an custody orde

Have you been to Colorado lately? Or one of the other 29 States or District of Columbia that have some form of “legal” marijuana and THC products? It’s a whole new world. As you drive past the Wendy’s, coffee shop, and ski rental place, you see one or more places advertising “recreational” marijuana. They are there when you drive into town, through town, and out of town. It’s a big business. It’s also not Texas. Texas has not, as of yet, joined the parade. Whether it should,