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If you're searching for a child custody lawyer you're probably looking for the "best lawyer," right? Few things get us as passionate or protective as our children. That is a major reason child custody cases so often become intense and contentious. We ...

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 one of the most contentious types of family law. In this blog ...

Houston Child Custody Attorney Protect Your Child’s Future – Call (281) 810-9760 Your children are the most important people in your life. If you are currently facing a child custody battle, it may benefit you to contact the educated and experienced ...

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 intended to help answer many of the important ...

As the old saying goes: “In failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” There is no doubt that a child custody evaluation is intrusive, disruptive and all around not a good time for you and your family. There is no two ways about this and I am ...

When parents walk into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC for a consultation with one of our family law attorneys , the subject will invariably turn to how they can maximize the amount of time that they are able to spend with their child. This is ...

It doesn’t take a lawyer to be familiar with the rights that are read to a person when he or she is being arrested. Known now as your Miranda rights, a police officer will tell you that you have the right to remain silent and that anything you say ...

Family law cases not only take a lot out of you as a participant in the case but can also have a profound effect on your child. The irony is that you and your child’s other parent filed the case in order to help your child but ultimately the effect ...

Essentially there are two types of evaluations that you may be involved with in conjunction with your child custody or divorce case - a home study or a social study. In somewhat more rare instances a full-fledged child custody evaluation will include ...

If you are involved in a contentious divorce or child custody case or anticipate being involved in one, then you should be aware that home studies are conducted with regularity depending on the specific circumstances of your case. While it can be ...

In many divorces , both spouses just want to get out of the marriage without too much bloodshed from either side. Maybe they’ve been divorced before and know the toll that a divorce can take. Maybe they don’t have a lot of money and realize that the ...

One of the most popular questions asked in my consults is “how much is my child custody case going to cost me?” It is a reasonable question. However, there is no easy answer. As with other professionals you hire such as a mechanic to fix your car or ...

Many people going through a divorce or child custody case will attempt to put themselves in the shoes of the judge. This makes sense, after all. You can tell your attorney endless statements about your family, your children and the reasons why you ...

If your child custody or divorce case has a child custody evaluator assigned to it then in nearly all circumstances interviews will take place between the evaluator and your family, including your children. This is an opportunity for the evaluator to ...

If a judge has approved your or the opposing party’s request to have a child custody evaluation conducted, or has ordered one done on their own, it is logical that he or she would place a great amount of weight on this evidence. This means that the ...

Ultimately what you are trying to figure out in your child custody or divorce case is what will be in the best interests of your child. Whether you have an infant, a young child or a teenager, their needs come first in your life. In those moments ...

Once you and your spouse have gotten a divorce you will likely want to move on to the “next phase” of your life as quickly as possible. No matter how well your divorce went it is an experience that you do not want to relive or think about with any ...

When it comes to a child custody evaluation , there are so many factors in play that will affect your case vs. your next door neighbor’s that it is difficult for me to say with any amount of certainty that THIS piece of advice will make a difference ...

If you are a person that has an ongoing battle with substance abuse issues then you know better than anyone just how much of an impact addiction can have on your life. Make no mistake, whether it is drugs, alcohol, prescription medicine or another ...

If you are a parent going through a divorce then you know that a large component of your case has related to your child and what sort of custody provisions will be included in your Final Decree of Divorce. Money issues aside, child custody ...

Many, many potential clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC 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 case is to win “ full custody ” of their ...

Each month I have a consult with at least one parent who has questions regarding their ex who has taken the kids and is refusing to return them. One the questions I get is, “How do I protect myself and my children from my ex-spouse violating the ...

Are you a father who has heard from friends and family that you don’t stand a chance to be named as the primary conservator of your child because the law gives a preference to mothers in this regard? Are you a mother who thinks that it’s “in the bag” ...

Suppose that you and your child’s other parent are going through a difficult child custody case. Your little one is now six years old and in the first grade at the elementary school in your neighborhood. She is happy, you are happy, but her father is ...

Many parents have misconceptions about what their rights are and what the law requires of parents. This short article is essential reading for every parent who will participate in, or already has pending, a child custody case in a Texas family court ...

When we use the term “ joint custody ” what do we mean, exactly? Custody as a word does not appear in the Texas Family Code even once. It is a term that we use to combine all aspects of parenting after a divorce- visitation, possession, access, and ...

Texas Child custody battles can be very emotionally upsetting, particularly for the children involved. After a divorce , children and adults need time to heal, adjust, and come to terms with their new living arrangements. It is very important to ...

Today’s blog post is intended to approach the subject of your relationship with your child from the perspective of the judge who will be overseeing your case. The way that you parent your parent is dependent on many factors that are specific to your ...

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 evidence exists in order to substantiate them. ...

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 restriction on the residence of the children. ...

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 would like to have made. Maybe you weren’t able to get ...

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 or child custody case. Although this may have been ...

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, in some cases the court might decide to name one ...

If you’re a father with a baby at home and are going through a divorce it’s likely that you have questions regarding how much time you’re going to be able to have with your child after the divorce is finalized. After all, infants are on a pretty ...

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 child may decide which parent he or she chooses to live ...