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You probably did not anticipate that your parenting plan contained within your final decree of divorce was going to be put to the test by a virus from the other side of the world. The fact is that if you and your ex-spouse had an agreement with ...

In the age of the coronavirus pandemic, it is important for you to understand that your family law needs can still be met by the legal community. If you are pondering a divorce , child custody case or any other matter there are attorneys who can ...

If you are involved in a divorce or a child custody case then your primary concern likely lies in the area of your who will be taking care of your children when you are not with them. That, from my experience is one of the most helpless positions ...

In yesterday’s blog post we introduced the topic of the right of first refusal as it pertains to parenting plans in family law cases. Basically, the right of first refusal involves the need for either or your ex-spouse to contact the other if you ...

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 ...

The Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS ) investigates situations that involve abuse and/or neglect of a child. If it is suspected that your child has been abused or neglected a person may anonymously contact Child Protective Services ...

While a Standard Possession Order that features alternating weekends during the school year and alternating holidays for the remaining months may work for many families, you may not have envisioned that type of schedule for your family. If you and ...

If you are a non-custodial parent, meaning that you are not the parent who cares for your child during the school week, you likely have visitation that involves possession of your child on the first, third and fifth weekends of each month. This suits ...

No later than the thirtieth day after the date on which the Department of Family and Protective Services is named as the temporary managing conservator of your child, the agency must create a visitation plan in collaboration with you. The only ...

As a parent, you are concerned about coronavirus and want to do everything possible to safeguard your kids — and yourself — from this fast-spreading health risk. But as a divorced co-parent, you also have the added pressure of needing to coordinate ...

It is not uncommon (unfortunately) to find parents like you who are concerned about the safety of your children and yourself. Families like yours will go to great lengths to ensure that they are safe from a family member or former partner who has ...

When we feel like we are not in control of a situation it can be a very uncomfortable feeling. It’s like being behind the wheel of a car on the freeway and realizing that the brakes aren’t working. Traffic is slowing down up ahead and you have no way ...

Quite frequently I get the call from potential clients when they have come under the radar of CPS after someone has placed an anonymous call to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services . If the caller stated, you were using illegal ...

If you are a parent, then the most important issue in your divorce is going to be how you divide up the rights, responsibilities and time associated with parenting your children. Make no mistake, there can be vastly different outcomes achieved in ...

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 ...

You will be given notice regarding the directions on how to get to any CPS location that is hosting your visitation session. Instructions will also be provided to you on who to contact when you arrive at the visitation location as well as a phone ...

The coronavirus pandemic is one that has begun in March of this year it is still ongoing. This is a virus that we knew relatively little about at the beginning of the pandemic and we know only slightly more about now. We know that it is a respiratory ...

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 ...

Suppose that you and your family have become the subject of a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case and it has been determined that your home is not a safe environment for your child to reside in. As a result, CPS has arranged to remove your child ...

Our state provides attorneys with the ability to collect child support on behalf of their clients that is due and owing. The thought is that parents who do not support their children financially are violating the public policy objectives of our state ...

The financial effects of a divorce will not only be felt during the process but can have lasting effects after the divorce was finalized. In a marriage where there is a great difference in the parties earning powers, it can leave the party with the ...

The more detailed your plan is when it comes to visiting your child during a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case, the better off you and your child will be. You, your child, your family, CPS and the court must have enough information in order to ...

As a parent who has gone through or is going through a family law case in Texas, you are aware of the difficulties associated with taking advantage of every opportunity available to you for spending time with your child. Gone are the days when you ...

Summer Vacation plans have changed for many families in our area as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even if initial projections dramatically overestimated the impact of this virus on country and state, the fact is the State of Texas has closed ...

How many of you are contract employees? You work a job for a period of time and then move on to the next one when your current contract runs out? Sometimes you go weeks or even months in between working. Other folks work inconsistent hours due to ...

Parenting Coordination and Facilitation is defined in the Texas Family Code as: “An impartial third party appointed by the court, or by mutual mediated agreement, to assist parents in resolving issues related to parenting and other family issues ...

If you have ever been through a legal case where you had to appear in front of a judge for a hearing or trial, you have probably had the same thoughts that every attorney in the history of the law has had: I wonder what that judge is thinking. ...

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 ...

If you are a servicemember then you have likely been reassigned to a new station at least once. This change in “home base” often times comes with a change in pay as well. Military pay is based on the rank that you have earned and comes with a small ...

It can feel like you are all alone when you are involved in a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case. You can be made to feel like you are the only person to have ever been investigated by CPS and that your child is never going to be returned to your ...

Nobody enters into a divorce with the expectation that their marriage is going to fail. You may have a doubt or a suspicion that certain elements of your relationship to your spouse could potentially mean there could be trouble down the road. At the ...

Despite the decision out of our federal Supreme Court a few years ago that legalized same sex marriage across our country there are still some misunderstandings and questions regarding that subject. This is understandable to a degree. The change in ...

In Texas, custody is called conservatorship and its framework is defined in Chapter 153 of the Texas Family Code. There are two main types of conservators called managing conservators and possessory conservators. Within managing conservators there ...

If you have multiple children that are involved in a Child Protective Services ( CPS ) investigation, then the agency will make every effort to place those children in the same living environment for the duration of the case. Of course, if there are ...