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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. ...

Who gets to decides where the child should live? In most divorce or child custody cases , the parents are named Joint Managing Conservators of the child. This means that the parents will both have the rights duties of parenting. It does not mean that ...

With families moving more now than seemingly ever before, I think it is relevant for us to continue the discussion that we have been having the past few days related to the lifting of geographic restrictions . Geographic restrictions mandate that a ...

Your life can change in the blink of an eye, and this is no less true after you’ve been through a family law case . Whether you have court orders from a divorce or Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (SAPCR), your decisions moving forward ...

For the better part of a week, the Law Office of Bryan Fagan has posted blogs that center around the subject of lifting a geographic restriction in Texas. The process that is involved with doing so, the defenses that a parent can offer who does not ...

If you are a parent who is trying to prevent an ex-spouse from lifting a geographic restriction in your Texas family law case, then today’s blog post is for you. The information that we are going to share with you all today is focused on that exact ...

If you have not been keeping up with our blog posts in the past few days, let me bring you up to speed with where we left off yesterday. I presented you with a hypothetical situation that involved you as a parent to two children wanting to move ...

It is well known that Houston is a city of transplants. It’s likely that you or your family are not from Houston originally, but instead moved to the area from another city, state or country. Couple this fact with the transportability of many jobs ...

Let’s pick up where we left off in yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan . First, if you have not read yesterday’s blog post I would recommend that you do so. It contains a lot of important information for you and your family if ...

In yesterday's blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan , we spent some time discussing the ins and outs of conservatorship . For the most part, parents are awarded joint managing conservatorships over their children after a divorce . This allows ...

The bottom line for you as a parent to be aware of as you explore the world of Texas family law is that if you go to court and receive a court order, the odds are good that the order will mandate that you tell your child’s other parent where you ...

If you are like any number of people who have gotten a divorce in recent years in Texas, you have contemplated moving from your current area in order to make a new start for yourself in another location. While the desire or need to move is a common ...

This article addresses custody issues in Texas and whether parents can move their children out of state before and after a Child Custody Order . Before a Court Order Before there is an order of the court in place regarding custody , both parents have ...

One of the most frequent questions that I receive when I am meeting with potential clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan is whether or not that parent has a realistic opportunity to be named as the primary conservator of their child. In the world ...

A question that many persons who are either going through a divorce or are facing the prospects of a future divorce ask me is whether or not they will be able to see their child as frequently after a divorce as compared to before. While this is ...

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 ...

As a Houston, Texas divorce lawyer I have had the opportunity to help parents with their parental relocation cases. If you are seeking to relocate with your children or you are seeking to ensure that your children remain close by so you can fully ...

One of issues that comes up in some of my divorces cases in Texas is international travel with children. There are times when divorcing parents may wish to travel internationally with their children. However, when there is not an amicable ...

If you are involved in a family law case in Texas then you are likely interested in knowing what you need to do in order to best position yourself within the case. Certainly your concerns lie mainly in being able to spend as much of your time with ...

One of the most helpless feelings that a parent can experience is being in a position where you are not receiving the court ordered child support that you are entitled to. This can leave you vulnerable to the ups and downs of your own income leaving ...

The title to today’s blog post may have caught some of you by surprise. Most folks don’t think that they are interviewing attorneys when they find themselves wanting to start a family law case. I get the impression that a majority of people go into ...

The most significant area of contention that can exist between two parents who are going through a family law case is which parent will become the primary conservator of the children. If you and your spouse are going through a divorce then you likely ...

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 ...

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 ...

I don’t think you could find anyone who would try to argue that filing for divorce is a pleasant process. While every step makes sense in its own way that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some things that can frustrate even the most patient person. ...

The past two days have seen blogs posted on this website which detail tips and preview your being asked to give testimony in a hearing or trial during your family law case. While I cannot possibly write about every subject pertaining to in court ...

Yesterday’s blog post centered around the subject of in court testimony in your family law case. I wanted to introduce the subject, discuss some basic advice and then transition into the remaining bits of information that I think are relevant to our ...

When a new client signs up with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC and we begin to discuss their case the talk inevitably ends up on what information he or she has that will be able to influence a judge. I think the assumption most people have going ...

The piece of advice or reassurance that I provide to clients with the most frequency before a courtroom appearance is that the anxiety that we all possess surrounding events that we’ve never experienced before has more to do with a fear of the ...

Suppose that you have gone through a divorce from your spouse and you are attempting to adjust to life as a single adult raising a child in different households. You may need to find a new place to live and do so on a budget with one income instead ...

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 ...

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 ...

As you can tell from the title to this blog post, we are going to be continuing our discussion on how to get ready for your day in court. One big point that I communicated in yesterday’s blog post was that it is unlikely that you will even have to go ...

When we feel apprehensive about something, especially something unpleasant, we tend to look for any excuse to keep us from having to do that certain thing. If you are feeling apprehensive about filing for divorce it may be that you are convincing ...