Successfully reduced his client’s …
Successfully reduced his client’s child support obligation whereby the client was overpaying based on his income and set child support in accordance with the guidelines under the Texas Family Code.
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Successfully obtained primary custody for his male client after a half day trial before the court. for his male client after a half day trial before the court.
View ArticleSuccessfully defended a request to lift …
Successfully defended a request to lift a residency restriction so the custodial parent could move to California and successfully excluded the opposing party’s purported retained custody evaluator from...
View ArticleThe morning his client’s case …
The morning his client’s case is set for trial, Mr. Granata obtained a settlement whereby his client received 75% of the marital estate.
View ArticleAfter a half day trial before the Court …
After a half day trial before the Court, Mr. Granata obtained a ruling for below guideline child support and unsupervised access for his client (that very same day) to his child where the opposing...
View ArticleSuccessfully negotiated a change in primary …
Successfully negotiated a change in primary conservatorship whereby Mr. Granata’s client had previously had limited access to the child for the last five years and was now named the custodial parent.
View ArticleAfter a trial before the court, Mr. Granata …
After a trial before the court, Mr. Granata obtained a below guideline child support award after a demand from the opposing party for a child support figure that was above guidelines.
View ArticleAnnual Charity Golf Tournament
Date: October 5, 2009 Cowboy’s Golf Club, Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section’s annual charity golf tournament. Mr. Granata is a committee member for the tournament.
View ArticleDallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, first monthly social
Date: September 16, 2009 Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, first monthly social from 6pm to 8pm. Location to be announced. Mr. Granata is the chair for this social.
View ArticleDe Novo Appeal successfully defended
De Novo Appeal filed by the opposing party after losing primary custody was successfully defended. Over $2,000 in costs were assessed against the opposing party in favor of Mr. Granata’s client. Jury...
View ArticleMr. Granata is speaking at the September 2009 meeting of the Dallas Area...
Mr. Granata is speaking at the September 2009 meeting of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association – Family Law Section this Thursday at the Belo Mansion. The topic of the speech will be the legislative...
View ArticleMr. Granata’s paper for his September 2009 Speaking Engagement for the Dallas...
2009 FAMILY LAW LEGISLATIVE UPDATE This paper summarizes pertinent bills that became law effective September 1st, 2009. A lot of the work done to create, draft, and pass these bills was handled by the...
View ArticleTexas Decides to Abolish Children’s Choices
As noted in my article on the Legislative updates from the 2009 legislative session a child’s written preference of the parent that child would like to designate primary residence is gone. I think it’s...
View ArticleObtained $2,500.00 in Discovery Sanctions and Pleadings Struck
Mr. Granata successfully struck the pleadings against an opposing party for discovery abuse and successfully obtained a judgment for $2,500.00 for costs.
View ArticleFinal Reminder – Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, first monthly...
The Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, first monthly social from 6pm to 8pm. at the Havana Social Club is today (September 16th 2009) at: 3030 Olive Street Suite 103 (Victory Plaza)| Dallas,...
View ArticleDe Novo Appeal successfully prosecuted
After client represented themselves Pro Se at a Temporary Orders hearing and unsuccessfully tried to obtain primary custody of their child, the presiding District Court reversed the decision of the...
View ArticleMotion to Reconsider Granted
Client mistakenly missed his Court date and a default temporary order was entered. Mr. Granata was retained to fix the default temporary order and successfully argued his Motion to Reconsider the...
View ArticleMotion for Additional Possession Time Granted
Mr. Granata successfully presented and argued a Motion to the Associate Judge of the 330th Judicial District Court a request for his out of state client to obtain additional possession time. Mr....
View ArticleMotion to Upwardly Adjust Child Support Granted and Request for Interim...
A mother who is the primary joint managing conservator of a young child was granted a significant upward adjustment to the father’s child support. The father and his attorney unsuccessfully argued the...
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