Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

First, I doubt that you used the same divorce attorney. The State Bar ethics division frowns on this and most attorneys know this. I've personally not seen a family law attorney represent both parties in a divorce for many years since the State Bar of Texas made their position known to the family law attorneys of Texas. If you look closely, I suspect that the attorney represented the Petitioner in the case. I'm sure that the attorney may have met with both of you but the attorney cannot represent both parties for the very reason that there is a conflict of interest in trying to represent both parties in a divorce.

Second, if you need to change the Final Decree of Divorce you are allowed to do a modification.

You could agree to go to mediation and attempt to resolve your conflict that way. It is usually less expensive. You would need an attorney to turn your mediated settlement agreement into a legal document for the judge to sign to make it into an enforceable legal agreement so it could be enforceable by contempt if either party violated it later.

Third, if you just want to enforce your current legal document you would do that by filing an enforcement action. She would have to violate the terms of your current decree in order to file a motion to enforce against her.

You probably need to sit down in person with a family law attorney in your county and discuss this matter. I recommend that you do not use the attorney that you initially hired to do the divorce, please use someone different.

I hope this information is helpful.

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