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Phone: (800) 785-9630

Address: 900 8th St Ste 425, Wichita Falls, TX 76301

Website: http://www.rickmahler.com

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Divorce
Child Support
Divorces are generally broken down in to two kinds which are those with minor children and those without. Those with minor children obviously have questions about which parent the children are going to live with primarliy and which parent will have visitation. The standard established in the Family Code is what is "in the best interest of the child." There are many unofficial factors that commonly go into this decision. Some of them are which parent can provide the best environment for the children, the financial situation, the size of the house or apartment, how many bedrooms, how many other people and whether those people have problems are living there and what is the available school situation. Other factors that can be considered are who has the more favorable work schedule, who can provide the most stable emotional support, who has the best backup support when the custodial parent is at work or away. The job of an attorney is to try to help his client the present their situation in the best possible light as it relates to these issues. Once custody is decided the Family Code sets out a Standard Visitation Schedule, guidelines to determine appropriate child support and health insurance is to be handled. With the help of an attorney this things can possibly be modified to best fit your family's situation.
Child Custody and Visitation
The Family Code also sets out the procedures dealing with Child Custody. When I say Child Custody here, I am referring to individuals who have children with other individuals that they have not been married to.
Adoption
Guardianship
If you have minor children and your spouse does not survive you, we can set up trusts and guardianships for you so you can pick who will raise your kids and how your children will be supported. We can set it up for you so that your life insurance or retirement will be property handled so that your children can be rightly taken care of.
Spousal Support
The Family Code also provides a method of allowing the parties to have an earlier hearing than the final hearing since many time there are issues that need to be decided fairly quickly after a petition for divorce is filed. Either side or both can request a Temporary Hearing to ask the court what to do regarding who the children will live with temporarily and to decide all the issues that go with that such as temporary visitation, child support and healthcare arrangements. The court can also be asked to decide who lives in the family residence, who pays which bills and whether one party needs temporary spousal support. All of theses issues need to be discussed with the client so that they have a full understanding of them prior to any hearing.
Child Abuse
The Child Protective Services Department (CPS) usually only gets involved with a family if there has been some allegation(s) of child neglect, abuse, endangerment or drug use by a family member. CPS goals are usually called for the reunification of the family after certain requirements are met by the parents or custodians of the children. An attorney is very helpful in these situations to assist the involved individuals protect their rights in court but also to help them guide their way through this very complicated process.

Criminal Defense
If you face criminal charges, the consequences can have a long-term impact on your job and your personal life. the most important first step is to retain the services of an experienced criminal defense attorney who understands the Texas criminal defense system and how to work within it. If you have read About Us page you know that I worked for the Wichita County Criminal District Attorney's Office for 22 years before I retired in 2007 and went into a private practice as a criminal defense attorney. I also became Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1995 and have remained certified.
DUI/DWI
So let us look at some individual offenses starting with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Some other states call it Driving Under the Influence (DUI) but in Texas it is called DWI. DWI is generally defined in the Texas Penal Code as "a person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place." " Intoxicated" is defined as not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more." The punishment range can generally run from a misdemeanor to a felony depending on the number of prior convictions for DWI and whether there were any children in the car at the time of the offense. Many times if a person is found to be actually guilty of a DWI, I can get a person probation (meaning no jail time), depending on the circumstances of the offense and the person's criminal history. I can also usually help that person obtain an occupational driver's license so that they can continue to go to work and back. As in any alleged criminal offense it all depends on the facts of each individual case.
Sex Crimes
Next let us talk about Sexual Assault allegations. In my experience this is not surprisingly the area of criminal law where the most false allegations occur and sadly where that consequences are most severe. I have seen many reasons for false allegations to be made and some are the most common are from children angry with discipline and divorce and other family law matters. From alleged adult victims, there can be many reasons including family law problems, jealousy and sometimes plain revenge. Due to my experience with the District Attorney's Office I have a vast background of all types of sexual assault and abuse cases regarding children. If you or a family member is suspected of being a person who has been suspected of committing one of these type offenses it is very important that person speaks to a criminal defense attorney before discussing the allegations with the police, a CPS worker or any other type law enforcement representative.
Robbery
If you are suspected of or have been charged with any other type criminal offense whether be something as serious as Murder, Robbery or Kidnapping or as something as minor as Theft or a Driving Offense, please contact me because I because I also have a lot of experience in those type cases and I can help you.
Theft
Misdemeanors
Drug Crimes
I spent the last eight years of my time in the District Attorney's Office prosecuting Drug case. So I became very familiar with the controlled substance statutes in Texas. I also became very familiar with search and seizure laws in both the United States and Texas. Drug offenses in Texas can deal with the Manufacture, Delivery, Possession with intent to Deliver or Possession of controlled substance. Again if you or a person you are close to is arrested for one of these offenses it is very important that you speak to an experienced criminal defense attorney before you discuss the matter with any law enforcement official.
Assault
Murder
Kidnapping

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
If you have questions regarding Family Law, Criminal Law or Estate Planning, I am dedicated to providing answers in an understandable manner in those areas.
Wills
Power of Attorney
There are other documents that we can prepare for you that are necessary and many find that when they are doing a will that this is a good time to do these as well. Specifically there are two types of powers of attorney that an individual need to handle their business and medical decisions and there is one other document that needs to be made regarding end of life decisions that I will discuss here.

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