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Posted on Oct 14, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
I recently had a gentleman come into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan who had a question surrounding the issue of adoption of his wife’s child from a prior marriage. Apparently the biological ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2017 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
A while back, a friend and fellow attorney had asked me some questions regarding terminating parental rights on a father. My friend’s potential client, the father, had a one-night stand that ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2017 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Something our office gets a lot of questions regarding is the termination of parental rights. Many of these questions are from fathers who do not want to pay child support. I generally have to tell ...
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Posted on May 28, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Relinquishing one’s rights and duties as a parent in Texas can be easier said than done. One way that a parent can voluntarily relinquish their parental rights is to sign an affidavit of ...
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Posted on Dec 25, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
The Texas child custody process can be a confusing, emotional, and stressful maze to navigate. It does not help that the laws concerning child custody and divorce vary by state. This blog article is ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2016 By Hayley Hollands
A very common question that clients ask when beginning the process of a divorce or a child custody suit is: “Can I receive sole custody of my child?” However, this can be a difficult ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
I often have potential clients that come into my office wanting “custody.” Custody is a term that means different things to different people. In my experience, child custody matters can be ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
I often have a parent ask me if, “If their 12-year-old child can decide which parent they live with?” This is one of the biggest myths in Texas child custody law. In some states, the minor ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
I periodically consult with a potential client who ask about terminating their own parental rights. Why would a parent want to relinquish their parental rights? In this case as in it came come down to ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Today I met with a potential client asking for advice on whether they could terminate parental rights of their child's other parent. In this case the parent had been absent for several years and had ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
In a divorce or child custody dispute in Texas, the parents are usually named Joint Managing Conservators. This means that the rights and duties of parenthood are shared between the parents. However, ...
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