Recent Posts in custody dispute Category
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 18, 2018 By Evan Hochschild
It used to be that the first thing a person would do to find out what’s going on in the world was to pick up the newspaper from their town and get to reading. All of the previous day’s ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
One of the most common requests that I will field from a new client with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan is to have their child be able to be interviewed by the judge in the event that determining where ...
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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 8, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In most families, grandparents and grandchildren have close relationships that are encouraged by the parents of the children. Grandparents are seen as persons to be respected and emulated. Their life ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Probably the most commonly encountered stereotype that clients have when it comes to the family courts in Texas is that fathers stand no chance of winning primary custody of their child in a divorce ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In a perfect world, people would get married, have kids and stay together until they’ve got more great grandkids than they do teeth. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world and ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
In part four of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan’s series on Temporary Orders hearings, we will discuss the part of the hearing itself that gives clients the most amount of discomfort- their actual ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
If you’ve managed to arrive at this blog post without reading the prior two installments in the Law Office of Bryan Fagan’s series of articles on preparing for a Temporary Orders hearing ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
It is an unfortunate truth that violence in the home is more common than any of us would like. When incidents of violence occur in the home it is less likely that anyone else ever becomes aware of the ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
When two married people have a child, it is presumed that the father of the child is the mother’s husband. For that presumption to be rebutted, evidence to the contrary must be produced for a ...
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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 May 16, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
Family Courts in Texas have a reputation as being “pro-Mom” in that most people believe (rightly or wrongly) that if their divorce or child custody case proceeds to go in front of a judge, ...
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Posted on May 10, 2017 By Evan Hochschild
When spouses are going through difficult and trying times at home, it is often the instinct of at least one of the spouses to pack up their belongings and leave the marital residence. Whether it is to ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
Before engaging in a custody or conservatorship battle you need to way the cost. A custody battle will very likely: Cause you and your child pain drain your bank account cost you time as it drags and ...
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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 Oct 25, 2016 By Evan Hochschild
When two people who have not been married have a child, the lawsuit that is filed in court to determine custody, duties, rights and visitation (among other things) for a child is called a Suit ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2016 By Evan Hochschild
Who gets the rights to the child? In a typical Texas Divorce, the parents of a child will either agree to dividing up the rights and duties each party has or a Court will order a division for them. ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2016 By Law Office of Bryan Fagan
This article addresses filing for divorce in Texas if you are not a United States Citizen. Requirements for filing a Divorce in Texas The Following are required in order to file for divorce in Texas: ...
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