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

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

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

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

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