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Audrey Blair | Arbitration in Family Law Cases

Texas Family Law Insiders··22 July 2026·28 min

About this episode

We’re excited to welcome Audrey Blair as our guest today on the “Texas Family Law Insiders” podcast. Audrey has been practicing family law in Texas since 2002. In 2014 she was burned out on family law litigation, so she took an epic road trip which led to her pivoting her practice to family law appeals and legal research and writing. Audrey sits down with me today to talk about arbitration, what it is, when it’s useful, and some of the pros and cons of its use in family law cases.  Listen to learn: The truth behind the Texas Arbitration Act and the interesting provision for family lawWhy you need to treat arbitration like a trialHow to select an arbitrator3 options for when you don’t like the arbitrators’ decisions and the (extremely narrow) basis to correct or modify an awardAnd much more