In the past, courts often awarded sole custody to one parent and the other had very little involvement in their child's life beyond visitation. These days, more and more parents opt for joint or shared custody of some description. But what about the families that do...
Child Custody and Support
How can you make co-parenting easier for your kids?
If you and your spouse have decided to divorce, you may have concerns about how this will affect many areas of your life as well as the lives of your children. You may specifically have concerns about how your children will do splitting their time between two...
Fathers represent an increasing proportion of custodial parents
Many different concerns could arise if you work through the divorce process, from financial worries such as how the court will distribute marital property to court-related stress. However, you could become especially nervous if you are a father involved in a custody...
How many children have a non-custodial parent?
As a parent, one of the most challenging aspects of the divorce process is often child custody and the impact that getting divorced will have in terms of your relationship with your child and their relationship with the other parent. Sometimes, parents have feelings...
Watch for parental alienation over the holidays
The holidays offer plenty of excellent opportunities to spend time with family and friends. If you share custody of your kids with an ex-partner, though, your ex might try to usurp your parenting time. Even worse, he or she may try to turn the kids against you when...
How do the courts handle custody of infants?
Standard child custody situations may not work when a child is very young. Infants have completely different needs than toddlers or older children, and this will impact how the court decided custody arrangements. The Texas Attorney General explains the state usually...
What factors are used to determine the amount of spousal maintenance in a divorce?
You and your spouse may have combined your finances after you got married and shared accounts for many years. And depending on your situation, you may have left your job or reduced your hours at work to manage your household and take care of young children. If your...
How to reclaim your life after a divorce
Divorce can be a difficult experience, and you may feel like you have lost yourself in the difficulty of ending your marriage. Although there may be some part of you that is ready to move on, you may feel hesitant about moving forward with your life. According to...
How can co-parents handle extra expenses?
Many parents who go through divorce work out how each of them will pay for the essentials for their children, such as schooling and medical expenses. However, you as a divorced parent can expect additional costs to come up that you and your co-parent have not...
When is it time to modify your child custody order?
For many people in Texas and across the nation, arranging child custody is one of the most difficult parts of filing for divorce or legal separation. It is often an emotional process transitioning from a traditional family situation to a single-parent household....