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01/26/2024

I don’t often post , and when I do it often seems about something unfortunate. This post lives up to that statement. Jack Balderson, Jr. was a friend, a good attorney, and a wonderful person. Fun to be around, full of wit and wisdom, and always ready to help and serve, Jack was in the middle of his year serving as President of the Denton County Bar Association.

I met Jack through the Denton Bar about 14 years ago when he decided to hang out his own shingle after working the tall-building scene long enough. I was was working my way up the Denton Bar ladder then (and President 2013-14). Jack was never anything but kind and helpful. He was always a joy to be around!

Jack died suddenly this past weekend—way too young, with a smart daughter and dedicated wife left with a huge hole in their lives. He will be missed, for sure! He left the local legal community a better place than he found it—thank you, Jack!

11/12/2021

It is sad when we lose good people. Charlie Aycock was one of my good people, and he passed this week. You can read about his large and successful life in the obituary here—a true gentleman and country lawyer of days gone by. He had a story (or two) for every occasion, and he loved to laugh.

I’ll miss sitting and chatting, Charlie! Chris and I will keep swapping stories, and no doubt some of them’ll be about you! Rest In Peace.

Charles F. “Charlie” Aycock was born in Tulia, Texas on May 28, 1941 to Homer Rex and Luella Woodward Aycock. He passed peacefully on November 9, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Despite working hard at a young age hoeing and picking cotton, sacking groceries, and flagging for spray planes, he ...

03/31/2021

I am humbled as a family law and probate attorney for the generous and positive opinions from my peers. Having the respect and trust of professionals I interact with on a regular basis is heartwarming. . . and greatly appreciated!

01/18/2021

Reflecting today on our evolving freedoms in our great country. Dr. King said, “Injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” —Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963.

September 30, 2020Federal Hall - New York, NYTrumpeter Wynton Marsalis plays America's "unofficial anthem” — Amazing Grace — and explains how listening, impr...

03/25/2020

POSSESSION SCHEDULE CLARIFICATION—Please note that court orders rule over Shelter-at-Home emergency orders for exchange of children in possession schedules. See the Texas Supreme Court’s seventh amended order. You may, however, agree to fewer exchanges and a different possession schedule during this peculiar time. STAY SAFE! BE KIND!

09/13/2019

by Hady Mawajdeh 12 Sep 2019 The newly built Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will open next week. We get a preview and talk with the museum's president and CEO about the decision to broaden its permanent exhibition and its efforts to create a better world.

09/11/2019

Welcome this new business to the Frisco and surrounding area!! A fine young man trying to make our communities a little cleaner (and smell better, too)! Bin ProZ

08/10/2019

If you’ve ever suspected a friend or coworker is in a toxic relationship but can’t quite put your finger on it, consider this fine article about subtle abusive behaviors.

Domestic abusers often entrap their future victims with intense romance.

06/29/2019

06/06/2019

Always keep it cool!

Summer co-parenting can be challenging; when the temperature gets hotter, here's some tips on how to stay cool.

05/29/2019

Collaborative Divorce Denton County wants to express our heartfelt appreciation for our Sponsors for our recent New Ways for Families conference. It was a rousing success!