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When it comes to managing your family life during the COVID -19 pandemic, at this stage you have probably figured out what it takes to succeed. If I were to have written this blog post in March the advice that I would have shared may be a lot ...

Effective Co-Parenting Post-Divorce Why is Co-Parenting Important for Children? While communicating with your ex-spouse can be quite challenging, effective co-parenting is necessary for the benefit of your children’s self-esteem, emotional ...

If you have ever gone through or are going through a divorce in Texas than you almost assuredly have heard the term “ co-parenting .” This is one of those words that you wouldn't hear anything about but for your involvement with the divorce. Judges ...

No person is impacted more by your and your spouse’s decision to get a divorce than your son or daughter. We may get so wrapped up in what a divorce means for us as adults that it is easy to lose sight of just how much a divorce will change the way ...

It seems like every few years there are a couple of words that we hear so much in the news or in the media that we begin to roll our eyes after hearing that word for the hundredth time. For family law attorneys, the word " co-parenting " is one of ...

Finding the right words when talking to your kids about a difficult subject is not something that just affects people who have gone through family cases. This is a problem that can impact families of all sorts, who are going through a variety of ...

Sometimes what it takes to succeed at something is not to give more effort, but to give less. Allow me to explain. When we think about achieving a goal one of the first things that pops into our head is what we need to do to accomplish that goal. For ...

Many people who go through child custody cases do so with the initial motivation to not have to live with their child’s other parent. There are always reasons for this but they tend to be fairly similar across the board: money fights, infidelity, ...

There are two parts to an attorney’s official job title. The first is the more well-known portion: “Attorney”, The second, lesser-known portion is “Counselor at law”. To be a successful attorney a person must have a thorough understanding of the law, ...

Creating a system of keeping track of events, illnesses, habits and other aspects of your child’s life is essential to co-parenting well after a divorce . Many divorced parents fail to integrate a system of wellness and check-ups into their child’s ...

Have your child travel with a notebook to write down thoughts and updates In our last blog post I went through all of the different technological advances that can be utilized in order to benefit your relationship to your ex-spouse. The strength of ...

Many parents who go through difficult divorce cases spend the entirety of that divorce constantly going through all of the problems that their spouse has caused. Whether they are problems related to financial, family or other matters there is a ...

If you are in the midst of a difficult Texas family law case then you are likely to have a lot of things on your mind currently. First and foremost you are worried about your children. How are they going to react to the breakup of your marriage? Will ...

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 Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC come in to our office to ...

As we inch closer to the end of another school year, parents across the State of Texas are bracing for the return home of their children. Not that the kids have been away from home for nine months, but their day to day lives were dominated by school ...

The thing about marriages that go through a divorce is that, while one relationship ends (your marriage), another is just beginning if you are fortunate enough to have children. Your ability to successfully parent your children after a divorce ...

You may be surprised to learn that not every attorney or every judge in the state of Texas has a great deal of experience with persons with a narcissistic personality. Narcissists (from my personal experiences) are great at acting deceptively. This ...

In Texas, when parents get divorced their court may require them to take a co-parenting course prior to the finalization of their case. This is due in so small part because the conflict between parents is typically higher during the divorce and ...

In the beginning of this pandemic, when stay at home orders were in place it was much easier to keep tabs on your child and their physical movement. For the most part, we were all stuck at home and social distancing was not much of a problem period ...

If you have worked to get through a difficult divorce you will likely want to take a step back and relax. You’ve made it through one of the most difficult times in your life and have managed to keep your sanity intact. What you are left with is the ...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This well known phrase has probably been uttered to you a time or two during your life to help you to conceptualize that your first step towards achieving a goal is just as important as the ...

When you became a parent nobody ever told you that raising a child was going to be easy. The fact of the matter is that parenting is tough. The kids don't come with instruction manuals as you've probably been told a time or two and whether or not ...

Going to court to resolve a family law case is not a fun experience for anyone involved. You probably didn't need me to tell you that, but it is the absolute truth. There is nothing glamorous about it. You will not have the moment in time where you ...

As we here in Southeast Texas get closer to the end of the school year it is understandable for our minds to drift more towards days spent having fun in the sun rather than eventually returning to the rigors and schedules associated with the school ...

In today’s world, it is common for both parents to work. Gone are the days where mom stayed home to raise the kids and tend to the home while dad went out into the world to earn a living for his family. Some say this is a good thing. Women are just ...

If you think about all the different times in our lives, we have heard the word crisis being used, this time period of the coronavirus pandemic is the first actual crisis that many of us have ever lived through. A circumstance where our health, ...

Topics related to the coronavirus such as mask wearing, and social distancing are all difficult for an attorney to write about. Yes, they do relate to parenting, co-parenting and other custody issues in both divorce and child custody cases. Family ...

Parents like yourself can feel overburdened and stressed out in even the best family situations. If you add a heated divorce case to the mix of school, extracurricular activities, social obligations and family time then those feelings can be made to ...

The Holiday Season is upon us. Purchasing gifts, figuring out plans with family and decorating the house are just a few of the many, many obligations that each of us will likely engage in during the next few weeks of the year. While this is a special ...

So much of the time we as parents worry about our children and how they view the world around them. What are we exposing them to that may be beneficial to them? What are the things that they see, hear and feel that could potentially be harmful to ...

Yesterday morning the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC posted a blog regarding some helpful tips that could help you with your child’s adjustment to attending school after you and your spouse have divorced. Today’s blog post will touch on additional ...

Even the most resilient children will struggle to some extent when their parents divorce. The change in routine, the emotional void that is left when one parent is no longer physically there in the home and the possible feeling that their actions led ...