Table of Contents

• Marital Property Rights
  • Classification of Property
  • Changing the Character of Property
  • Spouses Power to Deal with Assets
  • Rules of Marital Property Liability
  • Homestead Rights
• Marriage
  • Conducting a Marriage Ceremony
  • Minors
  • Void and Voidable Marriages
  • Informal/Common-Law Marriages
• Divorce
  • Grounds for Divorce
  • First Stage of Divorce
  • Second Stage of Divorce
  • Division of Property
  • Custody of Children
  • Wife's Name Change
  • Role of Clergymen
• Child Support Enforcement
  • Income Witholding Order
  • Contempt Proceedings
  • Arrearage Judgment
  • Enforcement of an Out of State's Child Support Order
  • Enforcement Tool Through the Texas Attorney General's Office
  • Relationship Between Child Support and Child Custody
• Child Abuse and Family Violence
  • Reporting Child Abuse
  • Protective Orders
  • Violation of a Protective Order
  • Child Custody by the State
  • Where to Report Child Abuse
• Wills and Probate
  • Purpose of a Will
  • Types of Wills
  • Dying Without a Will
  • Probate
• Privileged Communications of the Clergy
  • Definition of Clergymen
  • Who Can Claim the Priviledge
  • Priviledge as it Applies to the Confidentiallity of Mental Health Information
• Clergy Malpractice
• The Church's Ad ValoremTax Exemption
  • Qualifications for Exemption as a Religious Organization
  • Types of Exemptions
  • Date of Determination for Eligibility
  • Application for Exemption
  • Denial of Exemption Application
• Potpourri of Questions and Answers
• Disclaimer

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