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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.

What does “sole custody” mean? It probably depends on who you ask. When some clients use the term, they mean only that they want to have physical custody of their child a majority of the time. For others, it means a type of custody in which the other parent’s rights are severely restricted or even terminated. This confusion may be, in part, because “sole custody” isn’t a legal term - at least, not in Texas. Instead, the Texas Family Code uses the term “conservatorship” to ref

In the past, when making child custody determinations, courts frequently awarded custody of a child to mothers by default due to the mistaken belief that moms were better equipped than fathers to raise children. Today, however, a Texas father's rights are protected by the Texas Family Code. Courts in child custody cases are required to do what is in the best interest of the child, and research shows that means having a healthy parent-child relationship with both parents. Cou

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 conservat