Mohammadali A. Shahmohammadi
PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE IN TEXAS
PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE IN TEXAS
When people are hurt in life-changing accidents, they need an attorney who won’t back down from a challenge. No matter how challenging the fight, Ali Shah is prepared to put everything into getting his clients successful results. Ali works tirelessly to obtain the best results and recovery for his clients who are often facing adversity after an accident or because of the negligence of others.
Ali devotes his practice to clients in need of legal services across a broad range of case types related to personal injury and other injury law matters, including motor vehicle crashes, trucking accidents, defective products, dog attacks, dangerous premises, and railroad and maritime accidents. Ali represents and advocates for his clients at all stages of the personal injury process.
THERE WHEN CLIENTS NEED HIM MOST
Ali received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Houston-Downtown. During that time, he was engaged in research and clinical workshops. This experience led Ali to understand the primary barrier to effective counseling and representation is a lack of understanding about the overall process, leading to a lack of trust. Ali enjoys helping clients at every step of the personal injury process, taking proactive measures to break down cases into a step-by-step process to make sure clients understand what is happening along the way. Ali stays in constant contact with clients, so they feel more secure about their cases. Ali is always only a phone call or email away, as he believes effective communication is the key to success. Ali will be there when clients need him.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Free Consultation
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24104343
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Farsi: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Houston Injury Lawyers PLLC
- Current
- When people are hurt in life-changing accidents, they need an attorney who won’t back down from a challenge. No matter how challenging the fight, Ali Shah is prepared to put everything into getting his clients successful results. Ali works tirelessly to obtain the best results and recovery for his clients who are often facing adversity after an accident or because of the negligence of others. Ali devotes his practice to clients in need of legal services across a broad range of case types related to personal injury and other injury law matters, including motor vehicle crashes, trucking accidents, defective products, dog attacks, dangerous premises, and railroad and maritime accidents. Ali represents and advocates for his clients at all stages of the personal injury process.
- Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of Houston - Downtown
- B.S. | Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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- Top 10 Under 40
- National Academy of Family Law Attorneys
- Lead Counsel Verification in Family Law in 2020
- Thomson Reuters
- State Bar of Texas # 24104343
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- Mediation Seminar, ZOOM
- Website
- Houston Injury Lawyers PLLC
Child Support and COVID-19
If a parent cannot keep paying child support due to financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, they should not simply stop paying and assume that payments will be waived. Failing to pay child support can lead to severe repercussions. A judge can find a parent in contempt of court based on missed payments. A parent may face sanctions such as the loss of a driver’s license, passport restrictions, and even jail time in extreme cases. Child support debt cannot be discharged in a Chapter 7
Coronavirus and Child Visitation
The Texas Supreme Court has issued several emergency orders saying that for determining a person’s right to possession of and access to a child under a court-ordered possession schedule, the existing trial court order controls in all instances.
Cost of Divorce in Texas
The average cost of a divorce in Texas is $15,600 if there are no kids involved and $23,500 if there are kids involved. That makes the state the fifth highest in the country for divorce cost, according to USA Today.
CPS and Family Law
Child Protective Services (CPS) protects children from abuse and neglect through investigations, family support services, foster care, and adoption. ... Statewide Intake takes reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation through its 24-hour Texas Abuse Hotline (1-800-252-5400) and through the Texas Abuse Hotline website.
Default judgment in a Texas divorce
A default judgment in a Texas divorce is when the person who was served with the divorce petition fails to file a written answer as they were directed to in the notice within the required time. This failure to respond allows the person who filed for divorce to seek a default judgment from the court.
Fault Divorce in Texas
Texas grants divorces based on the following fault grounds: adultery, cruelty, felony conviction and abandonment. Adultery means one spouse has committed adultery. Cruelty means that one spouse treated the other in such a way that the marriage and living together was insupportable.
Grandparents’ Rights in Texas: It Ain’t Much, But It’s Something
Texas does provide a legal right for grandparents to see their grandchildren in certain situations, but most of the time, it involves a previously established relationship with a child or a particular circumstance with the parent, for example, if they are incarcerated or deceased.
How Can Adultery Affect A Divorce Case?
A break in the trust of your marriage means a longer divorce in many cases Most divorces in Texas do not specify adultery as a the cause or “fault grounds” of the divorce. Most divorces end up being a run of the mill divorce based on irreconcilable differences. This just means that you and your spouse could not get along and despite efforts to reunify, a divorce is necessary as there is no hope of reconciliation.
Mediation
Mediation is a structured, interactive process where an impartial third party assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to actively participate in the process.
Mediation in Family Law Cases During COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, ADR (most often mediation) is the only immediate option available for many. Some family courts are conducting hearings remotely via Zoom, but for the most part they are not able to address non-emergent disputes. As of now, judges are not compelling mediations via Zoom, so attorneys and/or clients have to agree to participate. Users are reporting great results from Zoom mediations, but there are pros and cons to consider.
Residency Requirements for a Texas Divorce
Texas Filing Requirements: In order to file for a divorce in Texas, residency requirements must be met for the court to accept the case. If the court discovers it does not have jurisdictional rights to hear the case it will not be accepted or it will eventually be dismissed.
What is community property?
Under Texas law, all of the property and earnings of both spouses acquired during the marriage is considered to be community property (property owned together by the spouses). It makes no difference whose income paid for it or whose name is on the title, contract, account or note, as long as it was purchased between the date of marriage and the date of the divorce and was not a gift, inheritance, or personal injury settlement.
