Texas uses the term conservatorship to describe the right to make decisions for a child. By default, both parents have conservatorship without a court order stating otherwise. The state refers to physical child custody as possession, which also requires a court order....
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What should you know about parental alienation?
Texas parents like you often struggle with parenting after a divorce. This is especially true if the divorce was messy, difficult and left you and your co-parent estranged. Sometimes, it is possible to continue co-parenting without much issue. Other times, a co-parent...
Adopting can prove difficult for LGBTQ couples in Texas
There are thousands of children in Texas in need of homes at any given point. Some only need temporary homes to live in while other family members recover and rebuild lives to take them back. Others would thrive in permanent solutions. The LGBTQ community has served...
What are the benefits of joint custody?
Negotiating child custody is one of the most difficult tasks when filing for divorce or legal separation. In Texas, and in many other states in the United States, courts often select the person who was the primary caretaker during the marriage to act as primary,...