McKinney Family Law
Frequently Asked QuestionsAsked
What does a family law attorney do?
A Texas family law attorney advises clients on matters including divorce, property division, child custody, child support, and protective orders. The attorney prepares and files court documents, represents clients at hearings, negotiates settlements, and helps ensure your legal rights are protected throughout the process under Texas law.
Who typically hires Landers Family Law?
Most clients are individuals and families in Collin County facing divorce, custody disputes, modifications of existing orders, or protective order proceedings. Some are business owners with complex marital estates, and others are parents seeking to establish or adjust child support. The firm handles a wide range of Texas family law matters.
What geographic area does Landers Family Law serve?
The firm serves clients throughout Collin County, Dallas County, and Tarrant County. This includes McKinney, Frisco, Allen, Plano, Prosper, Highland Park, Lewisville, and Arlington. Clients in surrounding communities are also welcome to call or schedule a consultation online through the Clio scheduler.
How does a conflict check work?
Before any representation begins, the firm reviews its existing client list to confirm there is no conflict of interest — for example, if the firm has previously represented your spouse. This step protects all parties and ensures the attorney can advocate fully on your behalf. Most conflict checks can be completed promptly after your initial inquiry.
Can you take a case close to a court deadline?
Timing depends on the nature and complexity of the matter. If a hearing or filing deadline is imminent, contact the office immediately at 972-529-5707 to discuss whether the firm can assist. Providing complete information about your situation from the outset helps determine whether timely representation is feasible.
Is any part of this website legal advice?
No. information on this site is intended for general informational purposes only. Reading these pages does not create an attorney-client relationship. Each family law case involves unique facts that determine the applicable law and likely outcomes. For advice specific to your situation, schedule a consultation with attorney Lynda Landers.
Which records matter most in a fall case?
Inspection and case records covering the period before the matter, court orders for the area, the housekeeping policy in force, prior case history for the same location, and the case documents with photographs. The flooring specification matters where the surface itself is in issue.
What can inspection logs establish?
Whether a walk actually happened, when, who performed it and what was found. They also expose the gap between a written policy and recorded practice, which is frequently where the standard-of-care question is decided.
How is notice established from documents?
By repetition. The same location generating court orders across successive months, a complaint history, or a repair raised and deferred all show the operator knew about a condition. The records are its own account of what it knew and when.
What if records are missing for the relevant period?
The absence is documented as a finding rather than assumed to favour either side. Surrounding periods establish what the normal record looked like, and the gap is described precisely, since a missing window is often as informative as the entries around it.
Does surveillance video change the analysis?
It can settle duration, which is frequently the pivot. Video showing how long a condition existed, how many people passed it and whether staff walked by is more probative than most testimony about the same period.
What weather evidence is used?
Certified weather records for the hours before the matter, read against how the entrance was configured and what the operator changed in response. A forecast storm handled with an ordinary routine reads very differently from a sudden unforecast event.
What happens at a site inspection?
Everything relevant is captured in one visit: the surface itself, the features around it that shape the walk, and any measurement the geometry calls for. The aim is a record complete enough that another expert could follow exactly what was examined and how.
How soon should an inspection happen?
As soon as practical. Surfaces get refinished, matting gets moved and logs get overwritten, so an inspection close in time to the matter produces far stronger documentation than a later reconstruction from photographs alone.
What does a written report contain?
The materials reviewed and the inspection performed, the condition described factually with photographs and measurements, the standards applied, each opinion with the experience supporting it, and the scope limits stated plainly.
How are scope limits handled under cross-examination?
They are established in the written report before questioning begins. Where a question calls for a discipline outside the qualifications on the CV, the answer says so and identifies the discipline it belongs to, which is more durable than an unsupportable answer.
Is instrumented friction testing available?
Not in-house. Instrumented measurement requires walkway-auditor certification and calibrated equipment operated to a published method. That work is arranged with a certified auditor, and the surrounding condition and practice questions are handled separately.
Can testimony be given where another expert did the inspection?
Yes, provided the underlying documentation is sufficient to support an independent opinion. Where it is not, that is said plainly rather than working around it, because an opinion resting on an inadequate record will not survive scrutiny.
