Child custody is an emotional and sometimes contentious legal process, particularly when two parents cannot work together to agree on how to meet their child’s best interests. When this happens, the courts can step in to assign custodial or conservatorship rights to...
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Child Custody
Dealing with child custody during new coronavirus can be tricky
During the current coronavirus pandemic, many parents located in San Antonio have decided to self-isolate with their children. However, for divorced parents, this may mean that their co-parents may not be able to see their children as much as they used to. How do they...
Loving and Caring Order
Petitioner and Respondent are ORDERED to encourage and nurture the relationship between the children and the other party, taking good faith measures to ensure visitation and refraining from doing anything to undermine the relationship between the other party and the...
Children’s Bill of Rights
Children love their parents and want to be with them. Even in times of great stress, parents have a responsibility to conduct their legal affairs in a manner that will protect their children from adult conflicts.At a minimum, children are entitled to the following...
Joint child custody can be a relatively peaceful process
The process of getting divorced is not easy for people at any age, but it can become doubly complicated for parents who share young children. Conflict can easily occur in the area of child custody, particularly if the parents have joint custody, where they must make...
Custody and children’s emotions can be hard to navigate
When parents go through the dissolution of a marriage, they may become so wrapped up in their own affairs that they neglect their children's emotional needs. Unfortunately, this can make the inherently tough situation of divorce even harder for the children,...
Wise parents focus on child’s emotions when tackling custody
When parents go through divorce, one of their biggest areas of concern is meeting the needs of their children. Specifically, they can easily become consumed with the issue of child custody. Here is a look at how parents can help their children to do as well as...
Establishing Custody In San Antonio, Texas
Separation and divorce are generally very trying times for couples breaking up. There are many important matters to deal with, but perhaps the most important issue at stake is determining who should have custody of the children. Are you a parent that is going through...