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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 were to walk into my house and go into the closet that adjoins the master-bedroom you would find paperwork like bank statements, medical bills, daycare statements, etc. I’m sure that many of you reading this blog post would be able to say the ...

New clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC are asked to fill out some paperwork that will provide our attorneys with information about our new clients and their families. This questionnaire goes through some basics: your name, your address, ...

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 ...

The days prior to a temporary orders hearing or trial can be extremely tense. For one thing, it’s likely that you’ve never been inside of a courtroom before and your unfamiliarity will likely cause you to feel apprehensive. Secondly, this is a family ...

In part one of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC ’s series of blog posts on in court testimony we discussed the importance of always telling the truth on the witness stand as well as how understanding the question being asked of you is an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are you or your spouse living outside of the United States currently? Were you married in another country and are now residing in the United States? Texas, and Houston specifically, is home to many international residents. If you count yourself among ...

What court will hear issues about your child in relation to an international divorce? There is a great deal of uncertainty associated with divorce . For starters, you have no idea how long your case could last. You've probably heard horror stories ...