Protecting Your Child and Protecting Yourself in Custody and Visitation When you're facing divorce in Texas and there are minor children still living in the marital home, finding a workable solution for custody and visitation can be difficult. Under … [Read more...]
Winning a Custody Dispute as a Mother in Texas
Strategies to Improve Your Custody Chances as a Mom When your marriage isn't working and divorce appears to be the best option, there's nothing more important than your relationship and time with your children. You want a custody arrangement that … [Read more...]
Child Custody Cases in Texas
Can a Minor Child Choose Which Parent Gets Custody?
Can Your Child Choose Where to Live After a Divorce? In the aftermath of a divorce, one of the biggest challenges that parents face is the impact on minor children. A divorce can mean they have to leave friends or activities behind when the court … [Read more...]
My Ex Won’t Follow the Court’s Custody Order – What Can I Do?
Your Options When the Other Parent Violates the Terms of Custody or Visitation If you’re like most parents in divorce, even though you have irreconcilable differences with your spouse, you hope that there will be minimal impact on your minor … [Read more...]
Understanding Standard Possession Orders and Parenting Time in Texas
What You Can Expect from an SPO in a Texas Divorce Proceeding In divorce proceedings where there are minor children involved, one of the most difficult disputes to resolve involves custody and visitation, also referred to in Texas as possession and … [Read more...]
Moving Out of Texas with Minor Children After a Divorce
Do You Need Your Ex-Spouse's Permission? Must the Court Approve the Move? We live in an increasingly mobile society. Census data indicates that the average American moves more than 11 times in his or her life. What if you are a divorced parent of … [Read more...]
What Factors Are Considered When Determining Custody in a Texas Divorce?
Child Custody in a Texas Divorce What Courts Do and Don't Consider When Granting Custody The determination of where a minor child will reside, and when a non-custodial parent may spend time with the child, are often the most challenging issues to … [Read more...]
RIGHTS & DUTIES
Typically the rights and duties of a parent are outlined in Chapter 151 of the Family Code. Those rights include (a) A parent of a child has the following rights and duties: (1) the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and … [Read more...]
Child Support
As many of you know, I worked for the Attorney General’s Office in the Child Support Division for many years. One of the things that never ceases to surprise me is that many litigants and even attorneys approach Child Support as though it is a ‘cut … [Read more...]
