Do It Yourself Kits

I offer Do It Yourself Kits for a variety of Texas family law matters.

Such as --

1. Agreed Modifications - such as a change in custody

2. Adult Name Changes

3. Voluntary Paternity

My prices depend on the amount of work to be done.

Fran Brochstein
713-847-6000

My new website

I recently hired Strickland Technology to revise my website.

Please give me your comments.

www.familylaw4u.com

Fran Brochstein
713-847-6000

My cost to review your paperwork

If you buy a kit off the internet and want me to review it, I charge $150.

However, I will NOT re-write the documents if they do NOT conform with Texas laws.

If you want me to review paperwork prepared by your spouse's attorney, my price depends on the complexity of your case. The price starts at $150.

Fran Brochtein
713-847-6000

Do It Yourself Divorce Kits for Texas

I have developed Do It Yourself Divorce kits for the State of Texas. They were specifically designed for use in the Harris County Courts.

My prices for a divorce with no kids, no debts, no property, and no disputes is under $200. Then you pay a filing fee to Harris County (approximately $250 - subject to change without notice) and parking fees (approximately $10).

My prices for more complicated cases, varies depending on the work required.

Warning: If you are going to buy a kit over the internet, be sure the company is located in Texas. The State of Texas has some "unusual" requirements for their paperwork. If your kit includes a separate "Marital Property Settlement" form then the company is probably NOT located in Texas. In Texas, usually the property settlement is included in the Agreed Final Decree of Divorce.

Warning: The kits sold in office supply stores include the words (in fine print!) that the required state forms are NOT included. They are useless!

Why are my forms more than the other kits?
1. I meet with you face-to-face.
2. We discuss your legal situation.
3. I then prepare the forms based on our discussion.
4. I make you copies of all the documents.
5. I give you a set of instructions to follow.
6. I provide one follow-up telephone consultation if you have any questions later.
7. If I don't think the kit will work with you, I won't sell it to you.
8. If a kit won't work for you, I give you a price quote on retaining my legal services or a referral to another attorney that I feel is competent to handle your case.
9. They work!

Fran Brochstein
713-847-6000

My new blog

Unfortunately my blog on www.directlex.com has not been working.

If you have any questions, you would like me to answer, please email me at fran@familylaw4u.com.

I am licensed to practice law in the State of Texas only. I will NOT answer any questions regarding a legal issue in another state. I practice law primarily in Harris County, Texas but I can give general answers to family law questions throughout the State of Texas.

Fran Brochstein
713-847-6000

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Collin County Justice

Questionable Collin County Indictments Get New Life

Collin County prosecutor Chris Milner has had some mixed results. However, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently breathed new life into Mr. Milner's case against Dallas Attorney Jim Vasilas.

As far as the Court of Criminal Appeals is concerned, a lawyer that makes a mistake in a civil Petition he filed can be charged with Felony Tampering With a Governmental Record. After both a Collin County District Judge and the Dallas Court of Appeals logically reasoned that a Petition generated by and filed by a lawyer could not be a "governmental record", the high court somehow found that it could be part of the definition set by the legislature. Unless the Dallas Court of Appeals rules that the Rule 11 provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure is in pari materia to this type of obtuse allegation, the Court of Crimial Appeals cleared the way to prosecuting all civil and criminal lawyers for making mistakes in their Petitions or other records typically filed by lawyers in Texas.