SMB Law launches free Texas legal glossary and Chrome tools

SMB Law, PC has released a free Texas Legal Glossary and two browser extensions designed to help people understand divorce, custody, child support and injury cases. The launch targets Texans navigating court and insurance terms without a lawyer, and adds offline calculators that work inside Chrome-based browsers.

Why it matters: - The glossary and browser tools are aimed at Texans who face legal paperwork, court notices, and insurance communications without clear explanations. - SMB Law says the free resources can help people avoid missed deadlines, misunderstood terms, and bad settlement decisions. - The release also gives legal aid groups, court self-help centers, newsrooms, educators, and other law firms a resource they can link to and cite.

What happened: - SMB Law, PC announced a Texas Legal Glossary that explains 81 terms used in divorce, custody, child support, and injury cases. - The Austin-based firm also released two free browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store. - One extension puts the glossary in the browser toolbar. - The other extension runs the firm’s five Texas legal calculators offline. - The tools work in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other Chromium-based browsers.

The details: - The glossary splits into 40 family law terms and 41 personal injury terms. - Entries include amicus attorney, QDRO, dram shop liability, and UM/UIM coverage. - Each glossary entry includes a one-sentence definition, how the rule works in practice, why it matters, the Texas statute behind it, related terms, and common questions. - The glossary highlights numbers people often ask about, including the $11,700 monthly net resources cap for Texas child support guidelines. - Other key figures in the glossary include the 60-day waiting period before a Texas divorce can be granted and the two-year statute of limitations for most Texas injury and wrongful death claims. - The glossary also covers the 30/60/25 minimum auto liability coverage required for Texas drivers and the more-than-50-percent fault bar under proportionate responsibility. - Every page shows its last review date. - Entries are updated when the Legislature changes a statute, when the Supreme Court of Texas issues a relevant decision, and when the child support cap changes. - The Texas Legal Glossary extension lets a reader select a word on any web page, right-click, and open its Texas definition. - The extension recognizes abbreviations including SPO, QDRO, MSA, TRO, PIP, and UM/UIM. - The Texas Legal Calculators extension includes five toolbar estimators: child support, car accident settlement range, divorce cost, injury filing deadline, and spousal maintenance eligibility. - Users can highlight a dollar figure or date on a page and right-click to prefill the matching calculator. - The extensions do not collect data, make network requests, or run analytics. - The tools are bundled inside the browser extensions and work offline. - Each calculator result links to the full explanation on law-smb.com. - The glossary includes ready-made citation and link snippets on each page. - Readers who spot an error or want to add a term can use the firm’s contact page. - The glossary and calculators are general information, not legal advice.

Between the lines: - Texas family law and injury law use specialized terms that can sound familiar but carry different legal meanings. - SMB Law is positioning the glossary as a public-facing education tool, not just a marketing asset. - The offline design and no-analytics approach suggest the firm is trying to reduce barriers for self-represented users. - The broader message is that legal literacy can be a practical access-to-justice tool, especially for people navigating court without counsel.

What's next: - SMB Law will update glossary entries when Texas law changes or new court decisions affect the rules. - The firm is inviting readers to report errors or suggest new terms through its contact page. - The resources are likely to remain linked to the firm’s earlier Texas legal calculators, which launched earlier this year. - The firm says anyone seeking advice on their own facts should consult a lawyer.

The bottom line: - SMB Law is packaging Texas-specific legal definitions and calculators into free browser tools to make divorce and injury law easier to understand for the general public.