If you’re divorcing with a child, your Final Decree of Divorce will include a parenting plan. This plan outlines how you’ll parent your child until they turn 18 or graduate high school. It covers all key aspects of the child’s life and your role in it.
What Are Those Three Important Considerations That Make up a Parenting Plan?
When we discuss a parenting plan we are really talking about the following:
- Conservatorship
- Possession and Access
- Child Support
Three component pieces define your relationship with your child, regardless of your marital status. Similarly, non-divorced parents follow these principles, though they don’t formalize their plans in judge-approved legal documents.
If you’re thinking about divorce or child custody in Texas, you’re likely concerned about the time you’ll spend with your child post-order. Discussing “50/50” custody splits with friends and family is common to assess its practicality.
Your level of past involvement, whether as the neighborhood’s most active parent or one who could have been more present, leads to similar worries when initiating a family law case. These concerns are universal among parents facing such decisions.
Conservatorship: Understanding Your Legal Rights and Duties
Conservatorship, a legal term, refers to your parental rights and responsibilities. In Texas, it covers duties and privileges about your child’s living, education, and medical care.
If parents separate, a court order can share or split these rights and duties. This might include independent rights, allowing each parent to make decisions alone, or jointly held rights, needing mutual agreement for major decisions. Understanding these arrangements is vital for effective co-parenting and supporting your child.
Possession and Access: Navigating Custody and Visitation
Possession and Access, often linked to legal disputes, fundamentally ensures children maintain stable, loving relationships with both parents. It involves custody and visitation schedules.
In Texas, these schedules prioritize the child’s best interest. They can be standard orders or customized arrangements, aimed at nurturing a healthy relationship with both parents. Parents must collaborate, setting aside differences to focus on their child’s needs and well-being.
Child Support: Ensuring Financial Responsibility for Your Child
Child support is a topic that often comes loaded with emotions and concerns. In Texas, child support laws ensure children get adequate financial support from both parents, irrespective of their marital status.
Child support calculations consider parents’ income, number of children, and any special needs. It’s meant to cover essentials like food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, and education. Complying with child support is both a legal and moral duty, securing your child’s future.
Part two of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC’s discussion on Conservatorship now up!
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Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC | Houston, Texas Child Custody Lawyers
The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC routinely handles matters that affect children and families. If you have questions regarding child custody, it’s important to speak with one of our Houston, TX Child CustodyLawyersright away to protect your rights.
Our child custodylawyers in Houston TX are skilled at listening to your goals during this trying process and developing a strategy to meet those goals. Contact Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC by calling (281) 810-9760 or submit your contact information in our online form. The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC handles child custodycases in Houston, Texas, Cypress, Klein, Humble, Kingwood, Tomball, The Woodlands, the FM 1960 area, or surrounding areas, including Harris County, Montgomery County, Liberty County, Chambers County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, Fort Bend County and Waller County.
Bryan Fagan, a native of Atascocita, Texas, is a dedicated family law attorney inspired by John Grisham’s “The Pelican Brief.” He is the first lawyer in his family, which includes two adopted brothers. Bryan’s commitment to family is personal and professional; he cared for his grandmother with Alzheimer’s while completing his degree and attended the South Texas College of Law at night.
Married with three children, Bryan’s personal experiences enrich his understanding of family dynamics, which is central to his legal practice. He specializes in family law, offering innovative and efficient legal services. A certified member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, Bryan is part of an elite group of legal professionals committed to ongoing education and high-level expertise.
His legal practice covers divorce, custody disputes, property disputes, adoption, paternity, and mediation. Bryan is also experienced in drafting marital property agreements. He leads a team dedicated to complex family law cases and protecting families from false CPS allegations.
Based in Houston, Bryan is active in the Houston Family Law Sector of the Houston Bar Association and various family law groups in Texas. His deep understanding of family values and his professional dedication make him a compassionate advocate for families navigating Texas family law.
