Recent Victories

Recent Victories * NOTE TO THE READER: We also only post the “special victories” as approvals and successes on every case are too voluminous to print. Please call us if you have questions or comments.

December 1, 2011 Divorce Litigation Settled!

Dr. T hired our firm when her husband filed a divorce action against her. Dr. T asked that her husband, a medical doctor, pay her a fair settlement. After Mr. Mathur took over the litigation, he pushed the other side to get discovery, sought protective orders and eventually, got the other side to mediate the case to stop the litigation. Mr. Mathur mediated the case and it was settled, Dr. T. received a division of the community assets, a late model Mercedes, attorney's fees and alimony. Result by Mr. Mathur.

August 22, 2011 - Marriage Case Approved Despite Past Record!

Ms. A came to see Mr. Mathur because she married a U.S. Citizen and wanted to adjust her status through the marriage. The concern was that Ms. A's immigration record showed that she had previously been married to a U.S. Citizen who told USCIS that he wanted to withdraw the petition as he entered the marriage simply to help Ms. Y. Since this previous record could cause a denial of the present case, Mr. Mathur counseled the client on how to proceed with the case legally this time and avoid the negative findings of the past case. Mr. Mathur attended the interview and the case was approved. Result by Mr. Mathur and Ms. Sinha.

August 1, 2011 Injunction Granted Against Fraudulent Sale!

Mr. M’s estate was left in the hands of an ex-wife. The ex-wife tried to sell Mr. M’s home without the authorization. When Mr. Mathur found out about the proposed sale on Friday, he rushed an application for an emergency injunction to the courthouse on Monday and the injunction was Granted by the Judge the same day, thereby stopping the sale of the home. Result by Mr. Mathur.

March 30, 2011 Grandmother Wins Child Custody Over Father!

Mrs. R approached Mathur Law Offices because her 23 year old daughter passed away and left behind two children, ages 2 and 4. Mrs. R wanted custody of the children as the father had not been a part of raising or caring for either child. The father

was also seeking custody of the children and did not want grandma to even visit. After a hearing on the matter Mrs. R, with the help of Attorney Genevieve Barr at Mathur Law Offices, won full custody over her grandchildren and the court cut off all rights of the father! Result by Ms. Barr.

February 10, 2010 - Father granted Primary Conservatorship

Mr. G. hired to obtain primary custody of his 2 year-old twin boys. Temporary Orders in favor of the mother. De Novo Hearing before District Judge reversed Associate Judge and Mr. G was given temporary primary custody after social study and months passed. Ms. Odum represented Mr. G at Final Trial and Mr. G was awarded Primary conservatorship. Mother was ordered to pay child support.

January 2, 2011 - Self-Petitioning Spouse Approved!

Mr. A came to see Mr. Mathur after his marriage was falling apart and the immigration service had a notice of intent to revoke his visa petition. Mr. Mathur examined the history and found that Mr. A's wife had reportedly begun having an affair and had sabotaged his immigration case. Mr. Mathur advised the client to withdraw the present immigration case, seek a divorce and collect evidence in the divorce of the wife's misconduct. Mr. A hired Mathur Law Offices, P.C. to do this job. The divorce was granted and a special immigrant visa petition was filed on behalf of Mr. A. Mr. A's petition has been approved and he will be finalizing his adjustment to be a permanent resident.

February 21, 2011 - Father Granted Temporary Conservatorship!

Mr. M. hired Mathur Law Offices, P.C. to obtain primary custody of his 3 young children. Mrs. M had left the household and took the children with her. At a temporary orders hearing before the Associate Judge awarded Mr. M temporary primary custody with the right to designate the primary residence of the children; Mother allowed standard visitation and mother restricted to Dallas County.

January 18, 2011 Children Returned to Mother!

Ms. H came to office after her ex-husband refused to return her children to her after a summer vacation.
The ex-husband and Ms. H had been divorced but had no agreements with regard to custody.
After Ms. H hired our firm and we filed suit, the father also filed suit for custody.
The father was insistent that he was the better parent.
Mr. Mathur and Ms. Odum sought medical records against the father that we alleged showed that he was mentally instable and not the better parent.
During these efforts the social worker also agreed that the father was not the better parent.
Before trial, the father agreed to give the children back to Ms. H and in exchange Ms. H agreed to extended visitation for the father.
Result by Mr. Mathur, Ms. Odum and Ms. Jeffries.

December 21, 2010 Father's Fight for Custody Won!

Mr. L came to visit Mr. Mathur after his wife filed a surprise divorce against him.
Mr. L had two children and wanted custody of his kids.
Mr. L's wife wanted to share custody but Mr. L felt that he wanted to have the case tried and go for full custody.
Mr. L was represented in court by Mr. Mathur who fought and won full custody at the hearing for Mr. L.

December 2, 2010 Divorce & Custody Case Fixed!

Mr. B. came to our office after spending over 2 years and $70,000.00 with another law firm. The other firm had achieved very little for Mr. B, as he had no right to see or speak to his kids, had to pay over $1,700.00 a month in support and was being depleted of the funds relating to the sale of the family property.
Mr. B. put his faith in Mr. Mathur to turn the case around. Within a few days of being hired. Mr. Mathur filed motions with the Court to re-hear the case.
Mr. Mathur argued that Mr. B. had been unjustly taken advantage of and had the child support reduced to minimum wage support and had the Court order efforts to re-unify Mr. B. with his children.

September 27, 2010 - Custody Awarded to Mother with Family Violence Accusation!

Ms. H came to Mathur Law Offices, P.C. when after the father of their children file a custody suit against her.
The father submitted an argument that Ms. H had committed family violence.
Indeed Ms. H had been recently arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Additionally, Ms. H had not complied with a previous Court Order.
Mr. Mathur tried the case in front of the Judge and argued that Ms. H misunderstood the Court Order and that she was the victim of violence, not the aggressor.
The Judge awarded custody to Ms. H and required the father to pay child support with no overnight visitation allowed to the father.

August 20, 2010 - Another Father Granted Primary Custody!

Mr. T sought primary custody of 3 year old daughter.
Ms. Odum represented him and he was awarded primary custody.
Mother was ordered to pay child support.
Mr. T was given a right of first refusal in case Mother became unable to care for child while she was in his custody
Mother requested a residency restriction; Ms. Odum convinced Judge that a residency restriction was not in best interest of child.

July 22, 2010 - Father Granted Custody!

While not represented by a lawyer, Mr. L’s ex-wife awarded herself custody.
After realizing his mistake, Mr. L came to Mathur Law Offices, P.C. for help.
After the ex-wife’s lawyer delayed the case, Mr. L asked Mr. Mathur to take charge.
Mr. Mathur quickly filed a motion with the Court to expose the delay of the other lawyer.
The other lawyer withdrew from the case and the Judge awarded Mr. L the
custody he desired.

July 8, 2010 - Custody Awarded to Father!

Mr. N is father of 5 year old girl, who previously lived with him for almost one year.
The mother of the child wanted the child back and there was no court order in place.
Mr. N retained another lawyer and for almost 6 months who had reportedly accomplished very little.
Mr. N came to Mathur Law Offices to assist him with getting his daughter back.
Mrs. Odum represented Mr. N in trial and prevailed at trial.

February 10, 2010 - Bad Father’s Rights Denied by Court!

Ms. B hired our firm after she was served a custody suit.
Ms. Odum filed a counter suit requesting denial of access. -Ms. Odum included allegations of abuse by the father.
Ms. Odum requested the father be denied access and the mother be in charge of all decisions over the child.
The Judge granted all of Ms. Odum’s requests.

September 9, 2009 - Family Violence Assault Dismissed

Mr. C was charged with domestic spousal abuse. His case was pending in Dallas County, Texas. After strenous negotiations with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, our office agreed on a dismissal of all charges. Result by Mr. McLemore.

September 12, 2009 - Temporary Orders Against Spouse

Client and husband own a gas station together. Wife worked there until husband changed the locks. After hearing client was awarded $4500.00 per month in support and attorney’s fees. Husband took wife back to court for downward modification, and was ordered to pay all of wife’s monthly expenses and provide additional spending money each month (total amount worth more than the initial judgment). Result by Ms. Odum.

September 9, 2009 - Family Violence Assault Dismissed

Mr. C was charged with domestic spousal abuse. His case was pending in Dallas County, Texas. After strenous negotiations with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, our office agreed on a dismissal of all charges. Result by Mr. McLemore.

August 24, 2009 - Judgment Against Spouse for Child Custody & Property

Client and husband engaged in very emotional battle over child conservatorship and personal property. Parties had no “real property” and no substantial amounts of money in any bank accounts. Both parties were guilty of sending money back to their home country and neither party was truly entitled to receive anything more than a divorce. Received judgment for client of $10,000.00 and primary conservatorship of the child with a lifted residency restriction. Result by Ms. Odum.

August 4, 2009 Waiver Granted - Family Re-United

Over eight years ago, when she was a minor, Mrs. G entered the USA without inspection. Now she and her U.S. citizen husband have three children, all under the age of 5. Because of the unlawful entry, however, Mrs. G couldn’t get a green card inside the USA. We helped her with consular processing and a waiver application. The American Consulate in Mexico interviewed her early in June of 2009. Two months later, her waiver was approved and she was reunited with her family in Texas! Result by Mr. Humble.

June 25, 2009 Asylum Appeal Granted on Domestic Violence Issues

Ms. A is a citizen of Guatemala. During her trial in immigration court she argued that she could not be returned to Guatemala due to domestic violence she had suffered and would continue to be victimized by. She filed an Asylum claim. The Immigration Judge denied the case on legal eligibility to make the claim. The case was appealed by our office to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA agreed that the Immigration Judge’s decision should not stand and has now sent the case back to be re-heard. Result by Mr. Mathur and Mr. Hussami.

February 17, 2009 Conditions Removed: Two Down, One to Go

Last year we helped Mrs. H file a Form I-751 petition to remove the conditions on her status as a Lawful Permanent Resident. She immigrated through good-faith marriage, but that marriage later terminated in divorce. The CIS approved our client’s petition, for both her and her minor daughter, a derivative beneficiary who adjusted concurrently. Mrs. H’s son, however, has his own separate I-751 since he immigrated via the follow-to-join consular process. Two down, one to go! Result by Mr. Mathur and Mr. Humble.

February 9, 2009 Family Approved, On Path to Citizenship

Mr. M married in 2007 and welcomed into his life both his new wife and two stepdaughters. In May of 2008 we helped this family of four submit immigrant visa petitions and adjustment resident admission applications. Nine months later, the CIS approved their cases. If Mrs. M naturalizes, approximately three years in the future, her daughters will gain derivative citizenship automatically. Result by Mr. Mathur and Mr. Humble.

January 30, 2009 Divorce Waiver No Interview

In 2005 Mrs. L became a Lawful Permanent Resident, but with conditions since her marriage was less than two years old. We helped her timely file a Form I-751 petition to remove the conditions, because she entered into marriage in good faith but the marriage later terminated in divorce. Twenty-one months later, the CIS approved the petition --- without any interview. Result by Mr. Mathur.

April 18, 2008: Battered Spouse Approval & Criminal Case Dismissal

Client hired our firm when her husband began being abusive. Husband threatened her with deportation and removal proceedings. She hired our firm to self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act. We filed a divorce against her husband who had never filed immigration paperwork for her. We then proceeded to seek discovery in the divorce to show that her husband was abusive and that the marriage was legitimate. We then filed a petition based on the battered spouse provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the middle of this, our client was served with criminal allegations of truancy relating to her minor son. We had the charges dismissed. After the approval of the petition, the a resident admission application was filed and approved. Our client is now divorced and has received her permanent residency. Result by Mr. Mathur.

April 17, 2008: Family Law Trial Win

Our client is an immigrant to the United States. She married a United States citizen who filed papers for her to become legal. After all the paperwork had been approved, our client’s spouse filed suit against her for an annulment claiming that the marriage was a fraud and fake. Our client’s husband tried desperately to win this case. Our client went through two other law firms before she hired our firm. The other law firm on the opposing side advertises and competes against our firm in the areas of family law and immigration law. The case went to trial and our client prevailed as the annulment was denied by the Judge. Result by Mr. Mathur and Ms. Odum.