The Putman Firm, PLLC

05/13/2026

03/17/2026

Saints in public. Sinners in reality. 🍀

St. Patrick’s Day is about luck.
Family court isn’t.

I wrote about the Oscar-winning movie *Sinners*—specifically the Irish vampire Remick, who shows up believable, polished, and easy to trust… until the truth catches up.

If you’ve been in court, you’ve seen that version of someone.

It can carry a hearing.
Not a case.

You can look like the saint but the evidence tells the real story.

By: E.A. Putman What happens when the person the court sees isn’t the person you’ve been dealing with? I didn’t catch Sinners when it first came out—I ended up seeing it on a random weekday morning…

03/16/2026

With the Academy Awards celebrating Hollywood’s best drama, family court sometimes has its own version—except the sequel never ends.

My latest Putmaniac post looks at the “lockjaw litigant” and vexatious litigation—when the filings keep coming long after the judge has spoken.

Read it here:

By: E.A. Putman Gil Scott-Heron taught us awareness.One Battle After Another taught us restraint. My entire household was sick last week. Allergies. Sinuses. Pho. Gatorade. The kind of sick that fo…

02/12/2026

Valentine’s vibes + 112’s Cupid 🎹❤️

Cupid doesn’t lie… people do. So here’s the real talk: if you need legal help, don’t leave anything out — honesty is how we get the best outcome.

Call me this Valentine’s season and let’s make sure your Cupid game and your legal game are on point. 😉

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~Your Family Law Attorney~

02/11/2026

🎭 Mardi Gras reminder:

The baby in the king cake is fun.
Real-life responsibilities are serious.

👑 King cake baby = you host the next gathering.
⚖️ Real baby = real, court-ordered obligations.

Celebrate. Enjoy the season.
Just remember that some commitments last longer than Mardi Gras.

If you have questions about child support — establishing, modifying, or enforcing — I’m here to help.

📞 281-501-9033
Your Family Law Attorney

02/10/2026

A Super Bowl I didn’t watch somehow turned into a deep dive on interstate custody jurisdiction.

Here’s the legal reality most people don’t know:
When parents live in different states, jurisdiction comes before custody. And if Massachusetts is in the mix, the rules aren’t exactly the same as the rest of the country.

No home-field advantage.
Just home state law.

I break it all down in this new post — how courts decide which state gets to handle a custody case, why filing first doesn’t guarantee anything, and why geography matters more than headlines.

If your family spans state lines, this stuff matters.

🔗 Read it here:

By: E.A. Putman Why I Like Jurisdiction I think about jurisdiction more than most people. It’s the part of family law where emotion fades (mostly) and procedure takes over. When jurisdiction is at …

02/10/2026

While the internet debated whether Bad Bunny’s halftime show was “too foreign” or “American enough,” I was flying back to America thinking about something very different: custody jurisdiction in Puerto Rico ✈️⚖️

Puerto Rico isn’t a foreign country — but it also didn’t adopt the same custody jurisdiction law most states use. So when custody disputes cross between the island and the mainland, the usual playbook doesn’t apply. Instead, federal law (the PKPA) determines which court actually has authority.

In family law, jurisdiction isn’t a technicality. It decides who gets to decide — and getting it wrong can derail a case before it even starts.

I break down how this works (in plain English) in my latest blog post. If your family situation crosses borders — or might — this is important to understand.

By: E.A. Putman From Halftime Headlines to Jurisdiction Questions I didn’t miss the Bad Bunny Halftime Show because of politics. I missed it because after a nearly ten-hour flight from the Iberian …

01/27/2026

❌❌❌Procedural mistakes can derail even the strongest custody and family law cases.❌❌❌

✍🏻In my latest blog, I break down how dismissals without prejudice happen, how to prevent them, and when they can be used strategically to protect parents and take back control of a case.

My practice is grounded in procedure—getting cases filed right, kept on track, and positioned for the strongest possible outcome.

🔗 Read more and schedule a consultation: https://yourfamilylawattorney.org/texas-family-law-blog/f/how-a-dismissal-can-impact-your-texas-family-law-case

The Putman Firm, PLLC
~Your Family Law Attorney~

In Texas family law cases, a dismissal without prejudice means the court closes your case without deciding who wins or loses. While this allows a case to be refiled later, it can cause delays, increase costs, and in some...

01/23/2026

Winter storm on the way ❄️
Court-ordered visitation still applies — but it’s not a “gotcha.”

Safety matters. Communication matters.
If the weather makes travel unsafe, co-parents should talk it through, use common sense, and prioritize the child.

Courts expect cooperation, not conflict.
Good co-parenting always counts.