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Child custody issues often come up when you are getting a divorce. Many times, the negotiation phase can be fraught with emotions and can be upsetting. You want what is best for your child and so does the court system in Texas. Sometimes, the law can work in your favor if you are trying to […]

When Tarrant and Denton County couples marry, spouses anticipate staying together for life. No one can be faulted for entering something as important as marriage with a positive attitude. However, most adults are aware a significant number of couples divorce long before they reach their golden years and that can really mess up a retirement […]

After returning your children to your ex after a visitation, she informs you that she’s planning on moving and taking the kids with her. Or maybe you receive an official written notice in the mail. No matter how you are given the news that your children may be moving farther away from you, it’s normal […]

Becoming a parent is one of life’s many joys. You may have waited for this day for years, or you could just have found out you were expecting recently. No matter the situation, you want to be part of your child’s life and have the right to see him or her.As a father or alleged […]

Some people feel a pressure to get married. Maybe all of their friends recently got married? Or maybe their parents are always asking, “When are you going to settle down?” Whatever the reason is, internal or external, there are many people who simply feel the urge to get married at certain points in their lives.Of […]

Referees make sure athletes abide by the rules of a game. In a similar fashion, Denton and Tarrant County divorce mediators act as objective parties in spousal disagreements. Texas spouses may enter mediation of their own free will, although family law courts sometimes order couples to try to work out disputes through this less adversarial […]

The majority of child custody orders and visitation schedules involve two parents living in the same state, and most of these live in the same city or at least reasonably close by. However, in custody cases involving one parent who lives in another country, custody, visitation and enforcing both becomes more difficult.The Hague Convention was […]

Some unmarried men in the Dallas-Fort Worth area go to great lengths to show they are the father of a child. The bond gives the father parental rights and the child the opportunity to benefit emotionally as well as financially from the legal relationship. Other men are presumed to be the father of a child […]

A celebrity marriage that lasts a decade is considered a long union by Hollywood standards. There’s also a legal aspect in some states like Texas, where waiting at least 10 years to divorce can affect a spousal maintenance decision.Texas native Jennifer Garner and her actor husband Ben Affleck announced they were divorcing just after the […]

Child custody cases are often difficult for the parents; however, the results of those cases can often be difficult on the children. The problem with some child custody cases is that one of the parents doesn’t act like a mature adult. Instead, one parent might act in a way that alienates the other parent. That […]