Child Custody

If the marriage is over and the couple splits up, one parent is likely to receive primary custody of the child while the other receives visitation rights. A child custody order is a binding decree that must be observed by both parties. Thus, before coming up with a...

Sometimes, divorce is the best way out for a couple in a never-ending conflict. However, the children may not see things from that perspective, and it might bear down on them psychologically. It is definitely a tough time for the kids, as much as it is for the...

There is often talk about parents who manipulate their children after a divorce. The parents may get the children to agree to live with them by giving them something they want or to say negative things about the other parent because of promises of going on vacation or...

For parents, ending a marriage can be an overwhelming experience. Not only must they divide the financial strength of one household into two, but they worry about how the new living arrangements will impact the child and the child’s relationship with both parents....

The parenting plan that you and your spouse worked out during your divorce looks good on paper. However, the residual animosity from your marriage and divorce is making it difficult to manage. Even worse, that negativity that you harbor for your ex is affecting your...

Sometimes parents fail in their responsibilities to care and provide for their children. Many parents recover and continue to be good parents, some do not. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) can initiate court proceedings to take away a...

Couples going through divorce and judges presiding over divorces often have to make difficult custody decisions. Many couples share custody of their children. Shared and sole custody are the most common outcomes of contested custody proceedings in Texas, but they are...

Your ex wants to take the children on a summer vacation trip which, naturally, you will not be joining them on. However, you and your ex are not on the best of terms, so you don’t know the details of the trip.  Does your ex have to tell you where they’re taking the...

Custody exchanges are often tricky, in part because they require you and your ex to see each other so frequently. As hard as it can be on you, it's also probably challenging for your children. Needing to constantly move between houses and feeling limited in their...

Shared custody can cause a real power imbalance between co-parents. You probably depend on your ex showing up as promised so that you can take care of some errands or get some work done during their parenting time. When they don't show up, especially if they don't...