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Our office has had the privilege of representing several firefighters through family law matters include divorce and child custody cases . Certain professions such being a firefighter have unique custody situations. The readers of our blog will know ...

If you are about to undertake a Divorce or Child Custody and have a child then you should be familiar with a Standard Possession Order and what it entails. Our State Legislature created the Standard Possession Order, or SPO, in order to help family ...

Certain professions such being an airline employee have unique custody situations. As discussed in a previous blog regarding firefighters the readers of our blog will know that in Texas there is a presumption that the Standard Possession Schedule is ...

Caring for the health and safety of Texas children is the responsibility that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is charged with upholding. The populations that the agency serves are among the least represented and most at need in ...

Under the Texas Family Code, Child Protective Services (CPS) is provided a great deal of authority to investigate allegations of abuse or neglect against your child and ultimately to remove him or her from your home if it is believed that such an ...

One of the questions many parents have during a divorce or after they separate from the other parent involves what kind of visitation they or the other parent will have. Most of the time in divorce and paternity cases the Court will order that ...

Parents who are preparing to live underneath a possession schedule as a result of their divorce or child custody case will always have questions about how to either structure their schedules or how to best ensure their and their child’s lives are ...

Time and Money. Those are two of the things that we as human beings are most concerned about, especially when considered in the context of our families. That goes double when you are going through a divorce . Ultimately you are spending some time and ...

In learning more about family law concepts and terminology you may have come across the terms: visitation, possession , and access. Interestingly enough possession and access are what visitation is actually made up of. If you are a parent with ...

Sole Managing Conservatorship In yesterday’s blog post we discussed that the typical arrangement for parents coming out of a divorce is for each to be named as a Joint Managing Conservator of their child. This, too, is the set up that you can expect ...

Spring Break is a great time of the year. It is that perfect mid-point between the short, cold days of Winter and the extended days of fun-in-the-sun that we are fortunate enough to experience in the Summer. If you have school aged children then you ...

One of the things that comes up in many of my consults is a parent who tells me that they want to get 50/50 time with their children. I have briefly touch on this topic in a previous blog article, “ 10 Myths About Divorce in Texas, Part One .” In ...

One of the goals that many potential clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC have is to be able to see their child as much as the other parent once their family law case is done and over with. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about a child ...

If you’re a parent who just got a divorce finalized at the end of this school year you’ve probably been acclimating yourself to a different schedule than you’ve become accustomed to as far as summertime with your child. Whether you are the parent ...

Possession and Access Orders What Is a Position and Access Order? In the state of Texas, a Position and Access Order (PAO) is an order that outlines parents’ child visitation rights. This applies to the non-custodial parent and instructs them ...

Technology, for the most part, is great. Not only have technological improvements and innovations aided science, medicine and the business worlds but our everyday lives have been improved as well. Think about doing research for a work project or ...

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 ...

Across southeast Texas, schools are getting closer to completing the Spring Semester and with that three months of vacation time is quickly for students. While just about all parents are concerned with what their kids are going to do to fill the time ...

What occurs between filing and finalizing a divorce case in Texas? One of the biggest concerns spouses have after filing for divorce is, “What happens now?” It is vital for you to fully understand all the stages of the divorce process so that there ...

Parental Visitation in Texas Our Houston Family Lawyer is Ready to Take Action In Texas, parental visitation is often referred to as “access to or possession of the child.” When parents cannot come to an agreed upon visitation plan, the court will ...

Spousal support or maintenance as it is sometimes referred to as is when one spouse supports another spouse financially after a divorce has occurred. If you are able to prove to a court that you have circumstances in place that will prevent you from ...

Something that most people and the courts can agree upon is that it is important to spend time with your children. This sentiment can be found in Section 153.001 of the Texas Family Code which provides: “(a) The public policy of this state is to: (1) ...

Who gets the rights to the child? In a typical Texas Divorce , the parents of a child will either agree to dividing up the rights and duties each party has or a Court will order a division for them. The details of each particular divorce ...

If you are a parent who is going through a divorce then it’s likely that you’ve thought that you would like to do as much as you can to co-parent with your soon to be ex spouse once your divorce is finalized. Whatever can be done to work together on ...

When parents walk into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC for a consultation with one of our family law attorneys , the subject will invariably turn to how they can maximize the amount of time that they are able to spend with their child. This is ...