It’s hard for any parent to be without their children for any length of time, regardless of child custody arrangements, particularly during the holidays. There are three main things that you can do to make child visitation during holidays easier. Keep your spirits high during holidays when your kids are visiting their other parent by […]

Guardianship and custody are often incorrectly used interchangeably, despite the fact that they are not the same thing. If you’re a parent in Texas, or a person who is seeking child custody vs. guardianship of a child, here’s what you need to know about the distinction between the two terms. Texas Conservatorship Laws The first […]

The court must weigh some factors such as monetary advantage or schooling in determining with whom the child should live but whether the parent is the mother or the father has nothing to do with child custody. However, it’s not uncommon for separating dads to wonder, do courts favor mothers more than fathers? To put […]

If you’re in the middle of a divorce or a child custody dispute, you do not have the right to flee with your child. In fact, even if you are the child’s biological or legal guardian/parent, if you take your child, it may be considered kidnapping. To legally take your child out of state when […]

During a separation or a divorce, one parent may move out of the house, leaving the other parent with the responsibility of caring for the children. At a later date (during a custody hearing), though, the parent who moved out before divorce may wonder whether or not that move will hurt the chances of getting […]

Going to court to make a determination about a child custody agreement isn’t something that most people relish. Court battles can be drawn out, expensive, and emotionally exhausting. However, child custody without court order leaves room for many things to go wrong. The following reviews the pitfalls of a child custody agreement without a court […]