Children often find themselves caught up in the middle of divorce. Parents fight over custody and visitation, and sometimes they even try to use their children as pawns to get what they want out of property division. This is tragic and unacceptable. After all, the...
Child Custody
Understanding child conservatorship in Texas
When individuals in Texas become parents, they had certain ideas of what it would look like and entail. While life is often not what one expects or plans for, many parents do not imagine doing it alone or separately from the other parent. Unfortunately, some...
Here’s how parental substance abuse can harm your child
Divorce is certainly an emotional endeavor, and there can be a lot at stake. For many Texans, the most important issue facing them during marriage dissolution is child custody and visitation. The outcome of these issues can reshape your relationship with your child,...
What do you need to know about child custody in Texas?
When families in Texas are dealing with child custody issues, the tensions can run high. After all, whether the couple is going through a divorce or was never married to begin with, child custody is probably the one issue that seems to be the most important as family...
Enforcing visitation in Texas
If you and your spouse are splitting up, you may find that determining child custody arrangements is the most difficult part of the divorce process. In many cases, one parent is named the primary custodial parent who is responsible for the raising the child on a daily...
Texas family court enforcement
For families living in Texas and other parts of the United States, it can be incredibly frustrating whenever a former spouse or co-parent of a child refuses to follow a court-mandated visitation or child support order. Individuals who find themselves in this difficult...
Best options for child custody schedules
In Texas, all community property acquired during marriage is split 50-50 in a divorce. Though the same rule does not apply to shared child custody, it is typically best for the child if each parent has custody half or close to half of the time. The downside of shared...
Tips for making child custody arrangements work
When a relationship fails, and two individuals decide they no longer want to be together, it can be difficult for them to come together to continue to raise their children in a healthy environment. However, creating a parenting plan with clearly defined rules for...
Co-parenting in Texas
Texas is a community property state, meaning that nearly all property acquired during marriage is split equally if a couple gets a divorce. Though there is no similar hard-and-fast rule when it comes to child custody, many parents nowadays decide that they want to...
Can a child custody order prevent a parent from moving?
When two people have children together, but are not in any sort of romantic relationship, taking care of kids can be complicated. They may need the legal system to help them work out an arrangement for child custody. This agreement often details how to handle custody...
