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Manage third-party custody & visitation in Houston. Learn thresholds, best interests, & tips for grandparents, siblings, or relatives.

Master cross-border custody in Houston—tackle UCCJEA, international treaties, and relocations to protect children’s best interests.

Learn how to effectively seek or defend custody modifications in Houston—master changed circumstances, pleadings, and best interests.

Leverage digital evidence—texts, social media, AI—in Houston divorce & custody trials. Prepare, authenticate, and safeguard clients.

Learn how to prepare clients and witnesses for Houston child custody trials—boost credibility and protect children’s best interests.

Navigate high-conflict custody trials with skilled effective advocacy and a focus on protecting children’s best interests in Houston courts!

Understanding parental relocation: key legal steps, court's focus on child's best interests, and the role of family law attorneys in Texas.

If parental alienation is a factor in a divorce or custody case , there are many resources available to prevent the alienation including parent education programs, children education programs, and psychotherapy. Parents may agree to one of these remedies as a preventative measure, or it may be ordered by the court if the judge foresees parental alienation being an issue. Available educational programs are specifically designed for prevention and early detection of at-risk chi

If you’re involved in an acrimonious divorce or custody case , one of your keys to winning will be gathering evidence. However, in doing so, it’s important not to expose yourself to criminal or civil liability. In a previous blog post, we discussed how wiretapping laws could play a role in Texas divorce and custody cases. Today, we’re looking at similar laws - the Federal Stored Communications Act, or FSCA, and the Texas Stored Communications Act, or TSCA. The TSCA largely m

When contemplating or going through a divorce, spouses are often tempted to gather potentially useful information on one another. But every person in Texas has a right to privacy, and there is no exception for spouses or co-parents. Unless you’re careful to follow the law, evidence gathering can lead you to invade the privacy of your soon-to-be ex. Doing this will not only make the divorce more contentious but may also give your ex-spouse a separate cause of action against yo

Oftentimes, when spouses are involved in a contentious divorce or custody action, many fact issues can come down to he said/she said arguments. To avoid that, some people consider recording their conversations with their former partners. However, before doing so, it’s important to understand the legal and ethical issues involved. There is both a Texas state law and a federal statute that address this issue. The federal law is called the Federal Wiretap Act, and it prohibit

Parental alienation is a condition in which children exhibit an unreasonable aversion to a parent with whom they would normally develop affectionate relations, usually due to the other parent’s negative attitude towards the rejected parent. If a child is exposed to one parent vilifying or demeaning the other parent, that child can go on to develop similar negative feelings against the targeted parent. Sometimes, the alienating parent does this unintentionally, not realizing

When deciding custody issues, Courts are required to act in the best interest of the child. A related but separate question for Courts is whether a child’s physical health or emotional development will be “significantly impaired” by granting or denying a person access to the child. For example, the issue of “significant impairment” comes up when parents seek to modify a custody order within one year, when a parent seeks to change the temporary orders regarding which conserva