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When parents’ relationships deteriorate, emotions can run high and easily turn to spite. Unfortunately, parents sometimes involve their children in disputes, using them to alienate the other parent. Complex child custody issues like these require careful investigation and legal intervention. If you think this is happening to you, you need an Austin child custody attorney to explain your legal options…
Divorcing parents with significant assets often face concerns beyond dividing property and investments. One of the more subtle — and serious — concerns in a high-asset divorce is whether one parent might use their financial advantage to sway the outcome of a custody case. It is a valid fear, especially when one spouse has historically controlled the family’s wealth or…
Not every divorce is a clean split. When loaded, emotionally charged issues come up between spouses, a dispute can bring negotiations to a halt. Fewer issues are more emotionally charged than child custody. If you and your spouse cannot reach an agreement about who the child should live with or who gets decision-making responsibility, you may have no choice but…
A long-distance move can drastically alter a family dynamic after a divorce. Maybe your former spouse relocated with your child to another state. Maybe you seized an opportunity and got a job far from home. Whatever the case, you may find that it is much harder to maintain a close relationship with your child when you are separated by dozens,…
In Texas, the courts prefer that both parents remain involved in a child’s life after a divorce. However, there are some cases when a joint custody agreement is not advisable or healthy. If you fear that your spouse poses an imminent danger to your child, you may have to aggressively petition for sole custody. This goes beyond not liking your…
A divorce can be an emotionally charged ordeal, especially when children are involved. If you and your spouse cannot agree on issues of custody outside of court, it may fall to a judge to make a final decision. Parents going through a divorce may wonder if a child can choose where to stay, and the answer is more complicated than…
When parents get a divorce, one of the most difficult issues to address is custody. Who will be responsible for the child from a practical and legal perspective? Who will be able to make important decisions that affect the child? In Texas, even if a child has one custodial parent that she lives with, the other non-custodial parent is still…
One of the most critical things a Texas family lawyer must do for his or her clients is to stay informed of any changes that are made to Texas family law statutes. If an attorney is not well-versed in the most current laws, he or she is not able to provide clients with the legal representation they deserve. The 89th…
Few people get through divorce without some emotional bumps and scrapes along the way. Dividing a shared life almost always involves serious disagreement, especially if spouses share minor children and even more so if spouses are angry at each other for perceived misbehavior. Despite their frustrations with their former spouses, most adults can see the situation rationally enough to understand…
Child custody is a topic that comes with high emotions, and the division of possession (visitation) and conservatorship (decision-making responsibilities, or custody) is often one of the most contested parts of a divorce. If a protective order has been issued, the parent to whom the protective order applies will almost certainly see his or her child custody reduced or terminated…