Jennifer Ray’s Legal Blog

Often clients resist my request to do discovery on their family law case.  Discovery is a process available to attorneys so that they can find out information from the other side pertaining to their case.  Discovery can sometimes be expensive, however, its benefits greatly outweigh the cost.  If discovery requests are sent, the other side […]

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Your spouse has a confirmed affair.  One of you files for divorce and there are children involved.  Both parents want to be named primary parent.  Does the affair factor into a custody battle?  The surprising answer is generally no.  Of course, each case is different and based upon its own facts.  But typically, in most courts, an […]

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The Texas Courts of Criminal Appeals have denied a man his appeal seeking additional DNA evidence.  Larry Ray Swearingen was convicted of killing a 19 year old college student in 1999 and dumping her body in Sam Houston National Forest.  Swearingen sought to appeal the decision and requested additional DNA testing of the evidence.  The […]

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I am anxiously awaiting February 14th…No, its not because its Valentine’s Day but rather its the Daytona 500!  The Nascar racing season is upon us once again.  I can’t wait to see how the drivers do, but especially my guy, Jimmy Johnson.  He has now done the unheard of, winning four consecutive championships!  No other […]

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Lady Gaga is all over the media these days.  You can barely watch any entertainment show without some mention of her.  In fact, it is reported that the most popular Halloween costume (for older kids and adults of course) was to dress up as Gaga.  She is a very talented 23 year old artist, but […]

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