Sondra Kaighen
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Family Law(100%); Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Children; Guardianship & Conservatorship; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; International Child Abduction; International Child Custody; Parental Kidnapping; Parental Rights; Step Parent Adoptions; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Alimony; Community Property Law; Domestic Relations; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Spousal Support
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Admitted
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1986, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, Colorado
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Law School
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South Texas College of Law, J.D.
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Member
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Houston (Director, Family Law Division, 1993-1994, 1994-1995; Chair, QDRO Book Committee, 1995), Bar Area (Secretary) and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association; State Bar of Texas (Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Grievance Committee, 1993-1999); Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists; Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; Bay Area Bar Association (Secretary); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
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Biography
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Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Managing Editor, South Texas Law Review. Instructor: Southwestern Paralegal Institute, Family Law, 1988; Clear Lake Paralegal Institute, 1988. Lecturer: Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston, 1994-1996; QDRO Quandries, South Texas College of Law, 1997; Working with Divorce Clients & Opposing Counsel, 1997; Child Support & Modification: Current Issues, 1997; Law Office Support Staff: Know your Team, 1997; Marital Liabilities: The Wolf's at the Door, 1998; Trial of Joint Managing Conservatorship vs. Sole, 1998; Pre-Marital, Post-Marital Agreements, 2000; Summary Judgments & Stipulations, 2000; A Comparison Discussion of Family Law in Texas and Denmark. 2001; "She Got the Goldmine, I Got the Shaft! Marital Liability Between Spouses, Including Responsibility for Child's Liability", 2001; Working with Divorce Clients and Opposing Counsel, 2001; Family Law Boot Camp, 2001; Initial Pleadings and Temporary Orders, 2002; Modification in SAPCR's, 2002; Screening Clients & The Initial Client Interview. 2003; Collaborative Law, 2006. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
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Born
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Pasadena, Texas, November 23, 1958
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ISLN
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906056989
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