Family Law

Families often include members that extend past more parents and children. They also often involve numerous others, including grandparents. Those who are not in the immediate family of minor children often have limited rights under the law. Parents generally have the...

Joint vacations can serve as a valuable opportunity for co-parents to create positive memories with their children, even after a separation or divorce. However, making these vacations successful requires careful planning, open communication and mutual respect....

Involved parents who are going through a divorce or recovering after a messy break up often worry about their relationships with their children. Sometimes, one parent intentionally tries to interfere in the rights that the other has or destabilize their relationship...

Parents who have negotiated or litigated custody arrangements in Texas may have obligations to one another and to their children. The law in Texas requires that parents uphold the existing custody order to the best of their ability. They also have an obligation to...

When parents with children in Texas divorce, things can quickly turn ugly. Not only do they need to divide their property, but they also have to divide time with their children and responsibility for them. Few things make people more emotional than the idea of only...

The social stigma associated with having a child out of wedlock has significantly decreased in recent decades. More couples than ever before choose to have children without first marrying each other. Doing so usually seems like a logical choice based on personal...

A small business takes years to develop but can afford someone control over their work schedule. Someone with the connections, experience or education to thrive in a specific industry can leverage their resources and background to start a successful company. Their...

You and your spouse may have spent months talking about a potential divorce. And you may have insulated the children from this development until it was inevitable that the split was going to happen. At that point, you likely decided that you needed to break the news...

Virtual visitation, or visits between a parent and their child using modern technology, is usually only considered when a parent and a child are separated by some distance and regular in-person visits are impractical – but there’s no reason it has to be that way....

Co-parenting after ending a romantic relationship is a challenge. Even when parents have agreed to a specific custody arrangement, inevitably they will find themselves disagreeing on certain matters as life evolves. Sometimes, the parenting challenges that adults...