Child Custody

When parents start thinking about a breakup or divorce, they inevitably worry about what the change in their relationship will mean for their time with their children. Texas family law requires that parents work with one another to provide for a child's needs. They...

Sharing parental responsibilities with your ex after a divorce isn't easy. Even those who deeply love their children can let emotional response to the divorce and a sense of betrayal or anger toward their ex influence how they handle shared custody. Co-parenting is a...

When a woman becomes a mother, there is no question about her relationship to the child. For fathers, things are somewhat less certain. A man married to a woman who gives birth is the presumptive father of that child. However, many people have children without first...

Some couples who get divorced in Texas have children to think about and make plans for. As with anything important in life, co-parenting will take work. This new phase of life can be simpler when divorced parents implement a flexible co-parenting plan. Focus on...

Going from being a full-time parent to dividing the time with the other parent can be traumatic for you, and the new schedule is likely to affect your children, too. You know your children better than the judge does, but you may find it a comfort to know that there...