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My recommendation is that if you need to file for an emergency custody order is that you will need a family law attorney . However, if that is not an option for you and you must represent yourself at a temporary hearing in family court, this guide ...

Probably the most frantic people that I come into contact with as a family law attorney are spouses that are needing to not only file for divorce but are victims of violent actions at the hands of their spouse. In these situations, we do not have ...

Otherwise known as a Magistrate’s Order of Emergency Protection, an emergency protective order must contain the following information no matter what your particular circumstances are. As we discussed yesterday, a judge must note that if the person ...

There is a problem in our State (and you could insert the words country and world in here if you would like) regarding violence between spouses and intimate dating partners. Between emergency phone calls to law enforcement regarding incidents that ...

Maybe you have recently started to think about divorce. Or, maybe you are in the middle of your divorce , but you have been so busy that you missed some of our blog posts that could help you a lot!I’ve got you covered. I’ve combed through every blog ...

During the past few weeks, the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC have taken an opportunity to write about the steps of different types of family law cases in an effort to help you prepare for beginning one. Whether you have never ...

The set of laws that sets the standard in the United States for determining what state has jurisdiction over a child custody matter is the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). When a court has jurisdiction over a case that ...

If you have committed an act of family violence then the consequences of your actions go well beyond being placed under arrest. For instance, if you are in the midst of a divorce case then it is likely that your spouse will have applied for and been ...

In order to prevent the abuse of a child or other family member a Protective Order can be issued by a Court. Clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC walk into consultations with our attorneys with some regularity and ask them about getting a ...

People going through difficult situations in their personal lives are often frantic. This is understandable. When something isn’t right with a family member, especially a child, your brain can go into emergency mode and the next thing you know you’re ...

If you have been reading through the blogs posts that the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC has been posting the past few days then you will know that we highly encourage any person who is going through an investigation with Child Protective Services ( ...

A while back, a friend and fellow attorney asked me some questions about whether an MSA was still valid if a case was dismissed. I have heard this question debated before among attorneys and opinions seem to be split. Half think the agreement is no ...

After going through the entire process of deciding you want a divorce , hiring an attorney, going through with the divorce and finally signing on the dotted line it is understandable to want to take a deep breath and maybe a vacation. After all, ...

Some of the most frustrating and sad cases that the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC work on for our clients are those that center around Child Protective Services ( CPS ) investigations. If you are a parent then you can feel a ...

One of the more straightforward responsibilities that a judge has is to review the evidence submitted, decide what will be included in the official record and then render a decision based on the evidence admitted. When we are considering a situation ...

In a typical child custody hearing in Texas, only the parties to the case (as well as the Attorney General for child support purposes) needs to be given notice of a hearing. However, if there is a child custody matter that involves an Indian child ...

After going through the ups and downs of a child custody or divorce case the last thing you want to have to deal with are final orders that either does not accurately reflect what was agreed upon in mediation or are wholly incorrect. The purpose of ...

One of the saddest aspects of being a family law attorney is running into people – both clients and opposing parties- who are addicted to drugs or alcohol . Drug and alcohol abuse is a trait that is common among families that are failing on some ...

The word that I hear most often from clients in regard to their children, and frankly use myself when discussing the rights and duties of parents, is “ custody ”. It’s a word that is commonly used in our culture today and as a result is what most ...

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 question to answer because in Texas there really is no such thing ...

If you have been a victim of family violence due to the actions of a spouse or person you are involved in a relationship with then you have the option to attempt to get a protective order from a court. This all begs the question: what exactly is ...

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 them that is not a good reason for terminating ...

Parental alienation is, simply put, when one parent essentially makes the children of the marriage choose sides in order to undermine the relationship between the other parent and the child. When one parent pits the child against the other parent for ...

The Standard Possession Order (SPO) is the, well, standard for possession for parents in Texas family law cases who are not designated as the person to determine the primary residence for their child. If you have been awarded visitation rights in a ...

Many of grew up with our grandparents playing an important role in our lives. In some cases it could have been as our primary caretaker(s) in the event that our parents were unable to fill that role. In others it could mean that your grandparents ...

One of the saddest things I have observed during Texas divorce proceedings is when parents start to use their children as weapons. This can take several different forms: Withholding the children altogether from the other parent Making visitation ...

I have recently had several consults with woman who have been the victims of domestic violence . In one consult, she confessed her husband had tried to kill her. In another she and her children had fled the home and were living in a battered woman’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Travel, especially international travel, is one of the more highly contested parts of a divorce . In an international city like Houston, many of the people in our community have family living in other parts of the world and part of their life is ...

In a perfect world, a final decree of divorce would only be used as a fallback measure for families after a divorce has been completed. You and your ex-spouse would be able to work together to settle issues on your own and to deviate from the orders ...

If you are the nonbiological parent to a child you should want to look for ways to legalize your relationship with your child in order to protect your rights. As a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) parent, adoption is the most logical and ...