Child Custody

When you have a child as an unmarried father, Texas does not automatically consider you the legal father. Taking steps to obtain legal paternity can preserve your relationship with your child. Learn more about establishing paternity and asking for visitation when you...

When you share custody of your children with the other parent, it can create some issues around the holidays. Deciding the visitation schedule can create hurt feelings or other problems that leave everyone feeling miserable. To avoid these complications and to keep...

Texas parents often struggle to adapt in the aftermath of a divorce. You may have a hard time coming to terms with the new parenting schedule or having to divide time with your child. Unfortunately, some people take this unhappiness with their current situation to an...

If you share custody of your children with a co-parent, you must occasionally meet to exchange the kids. Even if you have a decent relationship with your children’s other parent, custody hand-offs can be prime opportunities for conflict. Conflict usually is not good...

When dealing with a messy divorce and the resulting child custody decision, you may find yourself wondering how to deal with a spouse that is keeping you from seeing your kids.  Trying to avoid interference from the other parent in a joint managing conservatorship can...

Many people in the Austin area probably understand that when parents who are living in separate homes are able to cooperate with each other and maintain a cordial relationship, at least when it comes to raising the children they have in common, it is better for all...

In Travis County, a "guardian ad litem" is a court-appointed official who is supposed to represent the best interests of the child in a family law proceeding. While guardians ad litem are only automatically appointed in parental termination cases, they may be...

Many states have specific laws that guide the process when a single parent wishes to move either out of state or a good distance from the other parent. Almost all states have some legal framework in place to address this situation.After all, relocations are highly...

In typical child custody cases, many experts agree that it is best when both parents have an active and significant role in their children's lives. Achieving this may require parents in Austin to set aside their differences and work hard to get along for the sake of...

When Texas courts award conservatorship, which is this state's name for child custody, they will do their best to try to determine the best interests of the children involved.However, deciding what is or is not in the best interests of a child is not an easy task,...