A new third edition of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual is scheduled for release in May!

Some of the exciting new features of the third edition include:

• 41 additional forms
• New chapters on the Military Duty of Conservator and Authorization Agreements for Nonparent Relatives
• Significant enhancements to the digital product

And here’s a free form from the manual, the Collaborative Participation Agreement.

Preorder the new edition of the Texas Family Law Practice Manual today!

The newly updated Texas Collections Manual provides everything you need for your debt collection law practice. The 2010 supplement reflects the statutory changes made by the 2009 legislative session and relevant case law decided since publication of the 2008 supplement.

And here’s a free download from the manual: the Bankruptcy Checklist takes you through a list of questions you should be asking if you find that bankruptcy has become an issue for your client.

Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2009 totaled 1,402,816, up 34.5 percent over the 1,042,993 filings reported for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Even if you try to steer clear of bankruptcy court, you could still find yourself in need of information about bankruptcy issues. Family law practitioners, litigators and transactional attorneys occasionally run into bankruptcy issues that affect their clients.

The Bankruptcy Checklist from the Texas Collections Manual takes you through a list of questions you should be asking if you find that bankruptcy has become an issue for your client.

There have been new and significant changes in disclosure content and timing requirements under the regulations for the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X). Changes became effective either in 2009 or on January 1, 2010.  These charts summarize the disclosure requirements for each regulation.

Download the TILA Quick Reference Chart here!

Download the RESPA Quick Reference Chart here!

Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication & Controlled Substances is designed to explicitly state the relevant statutes and legal definitions and then apply the law to the facts in commonsense language. Each section is clearly identified, and the format enhances readability for the jury.

Download the Quick Guide to Drafting a Jury Charge from Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication & Controlled Substances here!

To purchase your copy of the Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication & Controlled Substances at the introductory price of $125, click here.

To purchase your copy of the Essentials of Texas Water Resources at the introductory price of $195, click here.

Essentials of Texas Water Resources, edited by Mary K. Sahs and published by TexasBarBooks, is a project of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. With a list of more than 30 authors that reads like a “who’s who” of Texas water law legal and technical experts, this book will prove itself to be a vital resource to lawyers,  engineers, industry professionals, consultants, regulators, conservationists, water boards, groundwater conservation districts, state agencies, river authorities, utilities, municipalities, and academic institutions.

Read an excerpt (PDF) from the chapter on groundwater law and regulation from Essentials of Texas Water Resources here!

We promised you free forms and we aim to deliver. From the Texas Real Estate Forms Manual, download the Residential Lease as a PDF or as a Word document. We hope you find this helpful!

Welcome to the TexasBarBooks blog, designed to provide a steady stream of interesting content for lawyers. Along with announcements about our publications, you’ll find critical updates and engaging discussions, entertaining author interviews, and the occasional freebie in the form of, well, forms and book excerpts. Let’s start with the Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor from Contingency Planning: The Texas Practitioner’s Guide to Powers of Attorney and Other Alternatives to Guardianship. Download this useful form as a PDF or as a Word document.

We’ll do our best to keep your attention. Thanks for stopping by!