Recent Posts in Child Custody Modification Category
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Posted on Aug 1, 2018 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
A while back, a friend and fellow attorney asked me some questions about whether an MSA was still valid if a case was dismissed. I have heard this question debated before among attorneys and opinions ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Suppose that you have gone through a divorce from your spouse and you are attempting to adjust to life as a single adult raising a child in different households. You may need to find a new place to ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Unfortunately, there are family law cases that involve one parent making allegations of substance abuse against the other parent. In some scenarios these allegations are just that- allegations- and no ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
In a recent 14 th Court of Appeals decision out of Houston, a Mother appealed the final order of a trial court that awarded the Father a modification in child custody case. This case presented a ...
Continue reading "Parental Alienation- What is it and what does it mean for my Texas Family Law case?" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
For families where all of its members do not live under the same roof, technology can greatly enhance the bond between parents and children. Gone are the days where the only ways to get in touch with ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
As we begin to enter the last stretch of the school year prior to summer vacation, you may have run into some issue in your child’s school-life that has caused you to reflect upon whether or not ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
If you are considering filing a child custody case in Texas I would like to provide you with some helpful hints on what behavior to avoid during your case. It’s likely that there is a situation ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Many of you that went through divorces a few years ago are having to go back to court due to your or your ex-spouse having filed for a modification of some portion of your Final Decree of Divorce. ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Parents who are preparing to live underneath a possession schedule as a result of their divorce or child custody case will always have questions about how to either structure their schedules or how to ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
Many, many potential clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan have walked into a free of charge consultation with me and have let me know that their number one goal for their divorce or child custody ...
Continue reading "Full Custody: What it means to you and what it can mean for your child custody case" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
If you have ever been involved in a child custody or divorce case and the outcome wasn’t what you expected or necessarily wanted you may have already started thinking about changes that you ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Whether you have moved at the time of your divorce or after you’ve modified a custody order, it is a challenge to parent your children from across state lines. I have seen many clients of the ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Depending upon in which county you reside in Texas you may find that once you file for divorce or suit affecting the parent-child relationship specific Orders from your court will immediately go into ...
Continue reading "What is the purpose of Standing Orders in a Texas Divorce or Child Custody case?" »
Posted on Nov 19, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Whether you were once married to your child’s other parent or simply had the child together, the Texas Family Code allows for either parent of a child to file for a modification of the prior ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
If you have recently gone through a divorce then you are well aware that your life has seen changes. Some of these changes have been significant, such as moving residences or losing a person that used ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
It is well known that Houston is a city of transplants. It’s likely that you or your family are not from Houston originally, but instead moved to the area from another city, state or country. ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
If you are going through a child custody or divorce case the thought has probably crossed your mind as to whether or not you would want your child to talk to the judge about which parent he or she ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In Part One of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan’s blog posts on grandparent rights in Texas, we discussed the factors that come into play when you as a grandparent wants to win custody of your ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
The set of laws that sets the standard in the United States for determining what state has jurisdiction over a child custody matter is the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ...
Continue reading "Where in the world did I file this case? Jurisdiction in Child Custody Cases" »
Posted on Jun 11, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
When a parent is ordered, whether in a divorce or child custody case, to pay child support that parent’s natural inclination may be to want to pay the other parent the support directly. I ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
For most people, whether they are going through a divorce or child custody case in Texas, a mediated settlement agreement is the golden ticket to finalizing their case. By choosing the work out an ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
When parties enter into either a divorce, child custody proceeding or modification of a prior court order the Court which has jurisdiction over the case will weigh whether or not to place a geographic ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2017 By Bryan Fagan
Our office has had the privilege of representing several firefighters through family law matters include divorce and child custody cases. Certain professions such being a firefighter have unique ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2017 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
I have seen spouses use the trick of moving out of the state with the children very effectively to the detriment of the other spouse during a Texas divorce. However, in some cases, this move can ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2017 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Unfortunately, some spouses do not feel an obligation to support their children after a divorce. I have heard all kinds of excuses from “I shouldn’t have to pay because I have a car ...
Continue reading "The Dirty Trick of Quitting Your Job to Avoid Child Support During a Texas Divorce" »
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