Child Custody

You and your ex-spouse want to do what’s right for your children, but changes in your lives have made it hard to stick to your custody schedule. Right now, you are on the third schedule you’ve put together in the last three years. You’re not sure what to do or if the...

Summer break is a time for kids to relax and enjoy their time off from school. But for co-parents, it can be a time of stress and conflict.  How should you handle visitation during the summer? What about travel plans? And what if your ex wants to take the kids on...

There are some people who have children together who just do not agree on much of anything at all about how to raise them. They may have had a traumatic end to their marriage and have to deal with contentious issues surrounding custody. For those parents, co-parenting...

The idea that you will have to spend time with your ex every few days for the foreseeable future may make you feel angry or frustrated. However, if you have children together, that is likely what the future holds. There is a rebuttable presumption in Texas divorces...

When your child was little and fighting over a toy with another child, did you ever tell them it is good to share? Now that you are divorcing it helps to remember that. The thought of not spending as much time as before with your child can be stressful, yet sharing...

Your child custody agreement may generally say that your child lives with you for a week and then lives with your ex for a week, or that they spend the weeks with you and then visit your ex on the weekends. Whatever the arrangement is, you likely set it up to fit your...

When parents divorce, they usually both want to continue parenting. The younger the child, the harder it can be for parents to share custody fully. In fact, for many years, there was an assumption that sharing custody of children under the age of three was detrimental...

A coparenting app can be a good way to help you stay organized and to avoid custody disputes. These applications may now allow you to communicate in a way that the court has access to. They can also help you with scheduling and other issues that may arise. A...

When you’re going through a Texas divorce with minor children, one of the first things you need to know is the language used in the court.  What most states refer to as “custody” is called “conservatorship” in Texas -- and there are several different forms that...

As a parent who is going through a divorce, it’s important for you to know how to co-parent with the other parent even though your marriage has ended. There are plenty of tips and tricks out there that try to encourage parents to get along or set up certain routines,...