The need to take care of your children and parent them together never ends, even if the marriage with your ex-spouse is over. Sometimes it feels impossible to put aside your conflict with their other parent, no matter how much you love your children. Familiarizing...
Child Custody
Is my ex-spouse violating our parenting time agreement?
There could be endless obvious or subtle ways for your ex-spouse to disrupt your court-ordered parenting time agreement. A family or civil court generally handles these matters, according to FindLaw. However, Texas treats extreme violations very seriously and could...
Can the other parent relocate without a custody order?
Texas custody orders prevent either parent from relocating with the child unless the other parent agrees or the court allows the move. However, you may worry that the child's other parent will take him or her out of state before the judge makes a final custody...
Single-parent households more common in U.S. than elsewhere
Single-parent households have become fairly typical in the United States. However, a new study revealed that this is not such a typical occurrence in the rest of the world.According to a new Pew Research Center study, the U.S. has a higher rate of children living in...
How fathers can overcome bias in child custody cases
Fathers in Texas who are working to get custody of their children often fear discrimination or bias in favor of a mother. Part of the reason why this fear exists is because mothers were traditionally the ones who reared the children, and fathers were providers. In...
What to do if a child is unsafe with the other parent
A Texas parent who is worried about the safety of their kid with the other parent should be prepared to provide documentation backing up their claims. This might include police reports or medical records if the child was treated after being abused. While taking such...
How to allocate child support money
Being responsible for full custody of your child can be a huge challenge. Even if your ex has custody 2 days per week, your obligations as a single parent are still massive.Child support money is meant to ease the financial expense of these responsibilities. However,...
How to talk to your child about their custody preference
When you and your spouse first announce your decision to divorce, you probably won't be able to answer all of your child's questions about their future.In most cases, parents will need to sit down with their child later on to discuss the child custody arrangement....


