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Williamson and Travis County you'd better hold to your Rule 11 Agreements to pay for 1/2 a social study

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Felix Rippy

A common techniquie in Williamson and Travis County, Texas custody disputes has been for the parties to agree on a social study expert to conduct a Section 107 Social Study and essentially tell the Court who the best parent is.  Occasionally, a party, through their attorney, will agree in a "rule 11" agreement to pay for 1/2 a social study and will then refuse to do so...withdrawing their signature on the Rule 11 Agreement or trying to....well although Rule 11 agreements are not like Mediated Settlement Agreements or Court orders in that such agreements as to custody are not necessarily enforceable, in these counties' courts such agreements ARE enforceable at least as to who pays for the therapist or social worker....
Posted at 15:51 PM
Topic: Family Law
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