Sep 01
Parties to custody suits involving substance abuse must carefully tend to the needs and safety of their children. Findings of significant substance abuse can lead to visitation restrictions, mandatory testing regimes, and potentially total loss of possession and access. Experienced family law attorneys will be familiar with the intricacies of various testing protocols. For example, judge-ordered urine tests may fail to detect chronic abuse, while hair or nail tests can document res...
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A divorce or child custody lawsuit is easily one of the hardest and most strenuous things a person could go through. Our team of family law attorneys come from various of life experiences and many of them have gone through their own divorce or child custody case, not to mention serving thousands of families across Texas. In our experience, it is best to be honest with clients so they are mentally prepared for what is coming in regards to their custody or divorce case. Our modern approach...
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Conflicting child custody orders don't necessarily happen over night. In some cases, they happen years after a divorce is finalized. For instance, if a husband has decided to leave the states with his children and obtains an order in his new residing country, there will be two official orders, the original order issued in Texas when the divorce was finalized and now the new order, obtained where he moved the children to. You're probably thinking now what, which order should be enforced, whi...
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Alcohol and drug abuse can be a huge issue in a custody battle. Sometimes a party (meaning the mother or father of your child) will struggle with drug addiction as a way to attempt to cope with the litigation, but more frequently is the situation where the party had a drug or alcohol abuse problem prior to the case being filed. Unfortunately, handling substance abuse issues is not always as simple as just giving custody of the child to the parent who does not use drugs or alcohol, or puttin...
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If you're reading this, you probably are either going through a custody battle or are concerned one may arise and you want to protect your family. You're in luck because you're in the right place to provide you information you may need to equip yourself with for this process. Essentially a child custody evaluation is ordered by the Court to provide information and recommendations in regards to the best interest of the child, helping the Court to decide how custody will be awarded. T...
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Given that so many cases resolve in mediation, it is often the most crucial part of a family law case. Amazingly, lawyers often fail to explain the mediation process to their clients, which causes them to walk into the process uneasy and unprepared. (more…)
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It is not uncommon, although it varies from county to county, for a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate and make recommendations concerning the best interest of the child or children in a child custody case. As you can imagine, since the guardian ad litem is appointed by the judge, the guardian ad litem’s opinion can carry quite a bit of weight. Understanding the role and limitations of a guardian ad litem can be critical in a case and is oftentimes the difference between...
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Getting Served In Texas, a party must serve two documents to initiate a divorce or custody proceeding: an original petition, and a citation. A citation is a formal notification issued by a court that informs a party that he or she has been sued. An “original petition” is a document filed by the initiating party that details requested relief. The first party to file is designated as the petitioner, while the receiving party is designated as the respondent. An original petition will out...
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