There are two ways that your parental rights can be terminated by a court in Texas: involuntarily and voluntarily . That is what we will be discussing ...
Facing circumstances in which you are concerned for your or your child’s safety can be extremely unsettling for a parent like yourself. If your spouse ...
When I hear the term " custodial rights ," my mind goes towards what appearance responsibilities are toward their child during or after a Texas family ...
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 ...
Relinquishing one’s rights and duties as a parent in Texas can be easier said than done. One way that a parent can voluntarily relinquish their ...
Put, terminating your parental rights occurs when your rights to your child are taken away. This means that you are no longer your child's parent and ...
The right of first refusal is an issue that comes up in family law cases that can cause even the most creative and experienced family law attorney to ...
When clients come into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC to discuss their family law questions and problems it is frequent that I will hear him or ...
A former client of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC, had a pretty nasty situation fall upon him that required the help of a family law attorney . ...
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 ...
Family Law is a field that sees its fair share of complex cases and circumstances for an attorney to engage in. After all, when you get down to it, we ...
A common question asked by Fathers who come to our office for a consultation is a variation on, "I have a friend/cousin/co-worker who told me that ...
A while back, a friend and fellow attorney had asked me some questions regarding terminating parental rights on a father. My friend’s potential ...
A ubiquitous 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?” ...
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 ...
If you are the stepparent of a child you have the ability in Texas to file a case that seeks the adoption of your stepchild. Often times your spouse ...
If you are a parent reading this blog today, the odds are good that you are concerned about your relationship with your children. The reasons for that ...
Parents in Texas have specific rights regarding their children when it comes to raising them. More specifically, parents in Texas have rights and ...
The adoption process can be a very emotional experience for everyone involved. You may be feeling excited, anxious, or unsure about what steps to take ...
The notion of what a family is and what people can come together to create a family is changing before our eyes. What our parents would have thought ...
Do you think that your circumstances are so unique that nobody else could know what you're going through? Are your family's problems so impressive ...
Although they come with less regularity than questions about child custody or d ivorce cases cases cases cases cases cases cases cases cases , people ...
If you are involved in any sort of child custody case, it is possible that a central topic, in that case, will be the performance of your child in the ...
You might wonder why a parent would ever want to terminate rights to their child, but this is a question that gets asked frequently. In Texas, a ...
I recently had a gentleman come into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC who had a question surrounding the issue of adoption of his wife’s child from ...
Unfortunately, not all family law cases in Texas have happy endings or happy beginnings, for that matter. While we would like to imagine a world where ...
I periodically consult with a potential client who ask about terminating their own parental rights. Why would a parent want to relinquish their ...
Who gets the rights to the child? In a typical Texas Divorce , the parents of a child will either agree to divide up the rights and duties each party ...
The reality of terminating the parental rights of a person is stark. This will end the parent-child relationship forever. There is no going back from ...
By the time you have decided to file for divorce from your spouse, you will have hopefully thought long and hard about some goals that you would like ...