does Texas have a law that can force a spouse to take a lie detector test?
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No state has any laws that can force someone to take a lie detector test.  Because they are not 100% accurate they are not admissible in court, so they are really only used voluntarily when someone wants to try to clear themselves in an investigation.
136684
Sounds like a dead beet Dad. I think that Texas is the worst in enforcing child support. Too many macho men. The court order will not help if the authority's do not enforce it. You need to call your District Attorney
591830
The first answerer to your question is correct and below are links to specific information regarding the laws and processes of divorce for the state of Texas ....\n\nhttp://womansdivorce.com/texas.html#LAW\n\n\nhttp://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/fatoc.html
639240
ask your local dhs. but no he has to have DNA test she can say he is not the dad to by sometime untell she can get legal help. the local cops can tell her what the law is in her town/state.
602791
Texas law states that the court may grant a divorce in favor of one of the spouses if the other left the spouse with the intent of abandoning him/her and has been gone for a year. Also, it can grant a divorce in favor of either spouse if they live apart for 3 years. There would still be filing fees, but most courts have fee waivers for people who can't afford the fees. Check your local family court.
467802
He or she can probably get into more trouble by withholding evidence.  The words that come to mind are: accessory after the fact.  I believe that could apply here.
397523
PLEASE CHECK WITH A LAWYER.
811841
No, not until your spouse applies to get you citizenship.  It's not automatic.
301864
Call your local law enforcemet office and ask.
991996
spousal privelege...although that may be a criminal court thing, i would certainly check in to it because in most cases a wife can't be made to testify against her husband.
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Advocacy, Inc., with an office in Houston, provides Elder Law services: http://www.advocacyinc.org/index.htm\n\nAlso, you could contact the Texas Attorney General, the Texas Legal Services Center, or Texas Law Help.  I've included links to all of them below.  I hope these resources help you.
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You might want to contact The Texas Association of Licensed Investigators.  The Association's home page includes, among other things, a link to Texas Licensing Requirements.  (See sources below for relevant links.)
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no free websites that i'm aware of. If your wife is suspicious of someone for a good reason, you maybe able to go down to your local police station and have them check. If she's just being nosey (which all of like to do) then you may have to throw down a few bucks.
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I'm a police officer in Texas and I can tell you what Texas law allows. In Texas there is a 2yr statute of limitations for Misdemeanor offenses from the date of the violation, or the date the officer first became aware of the offense in which to file a complaint in court. However, it's not very ethical and you can surely bring it up in court before a judge or jury if you request a jury trial. Did you do anything after he originally let you go that might cause him to take that action? Even if you did, I think you can have him explain to the court why he did that; just on face value from what you said it implies a personal bias against you or harrassment or retaliation at worst. That's a criminal offense if proven against an officer. I'd suggest calling the Internal Affairs division of the agency he works for and / or a supervisor. You can seek free legal advice from your local State Bar Association or attorney's where you live, and you can plead "no contest" if you want which is a plea that finds you guilty of the offense but does not imply a confession, and allows you to explain to the judge what happened and usually results in the fine being cut in half.
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If the police come and question you, you can pretty much assume they already know most of the details of what took place and are just tying up lose ends. You might be able to fool your husband if he is there when the police question you but, you won't be able to fool the police. They can tell when someone is lying. Since your not saying what the crime is, I will just say this. If it is serious then you would be better off being totally honest with your husband. If the police question your husband and he doesnt know the whole story, the police will know that too. Your husband may find out that you were not completely honest with him and he might question whether or not there was any truth to what you told him. Your children don't have to know at this time and may never have to know.
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The answer is NO. But, you can't be forced to testify against your spouse.\n\nThe general rule is "The spousal privilege, also known as the marital communication privilege or marital privilege, is a form of privileged communication protecting the contents of communications between husband and wife. When applied, a court may not force one spouse to testify against the other.\n\nThe privilege is usually restricted to communications made during marriage and does not include communications made after divorce. In addition, courts usually do not permit an adverse spouse to invoke the privilege during a trial initiated by the other spouse or in the case of domestic abuse. Finally, courts may require that the communication relate specifically to communications about the marriage.\n\nSome courts distinguish between spousal privilege and marital communication. The distinction usually means that spousal privilege prevents one spouse from calling the other to testify to the detriment of the marital unit--this may occur in divorce proceedings or child custody disputes. Marital communication refers to the more general privilege.\n\nMarital privilege is based on the policy of encouraging spousal harmony."\n\nWhat isn't mentioned is that the spouse being asked to testify is the one that holds the privilege and the spouse being testified against can't stop the testimony by invoking the privilege.
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I do not know for sure. But I do know that with lie detectors they ask the same question several times different ways.\nSo they may say did you ever cheat on your spouse. Then they will say is your name Billy Jo Bob, then they will say were you born in 1912, then they will say did you ever cheat on your spouse more then 50 times, then they will say did you ever cheat on your spouse more then ten times, then they  will say is the sky blue, then they will say is my hair grey etc etc. \nBy showing how you react to the ever,10,50 times etc you can get a guesstimate of how many times they have cheated.