Imagine that you and your spouse have a child, and for many years your family lives happily. But then something changes one day, and you and your spouse feel more stressed out and get into more arguments with one another. As the months pass, your marriage...
Child Custody
How do courts handle interstate child custody disputes?
Increased relocation to Texas in recent years has had a number of local effects, from increasing activity in the real estate market to stimulating the economy. According to a recent article in Texas Lawyer, another effect of increased migration to Texas is that there...
How do courts handle interstate child custody disputes? P.2
In our last post, we began speaking about the important issue of interstate child custody litigation, and how Texas courts determine where these disputes are handled. The issue is an important one, given that different states have different approaches to child custody...
When you divorce and your former spouse is still ‘family’
If you and your former spouse had children together, you will always be “family” in some sense of the word. You are tied together by your child’s very existence. How you choose to treat that reality is ultimately up to you. If your former spouse is...
Texas not allowed to intervene in same-sex custody matter
A Texas district judge has decided against allowing the state to intervene in a child custody matter involving a same-sex couple. The Texas Attorney General's office requested the opportunity to intervene due to the state's interest in defending the same-sex marriage...
Guardianship dispute turns contentious
The mother of two boys died in 2012. The two boys had been living in Texas but then moved out-of-state with their mother when she divorced their father. The mother's dying wish was that the boys remain in the town in which they moved. Two individuals from the...
Keeping the best interest of the child in mind
One man recalls the experiences he had to endure while being the center of a child custody dispute. This individual's own marriage ended in 2010, but he was determined to make life easier for his children than his parent's divorce had been upon him. He...
When a parent wishes to move away with the child after a divorce
Perhaps the most difficult cases for family law judges to hear are those that concern plans of one parent moving away with the children. The plans of the parent to move away with the children will especially complicate circumstances for the non-custodial parent. These...
The debate over shared parenting in child custody matters
The push in many states when it comes to child custody disputes is towards a more equal shared custody arrangement. In Texas as in every other state, the best interest of the child should be a vital consideration when child custody determinations are made....
Child custody disputes during the holiday season
During the holiday season, we frequently need to remind Texas parents that the primary purpose behind all child custody considerations is to do what is in the best interests of the child. However, the holiday season can be particularly stressful and can also...
