Those planning on getting divorced in Texas with children usually want to keep a strong relationship with their offspring. One part of that relationship is developing a healthy co-parenting strategy that stresses cooperation for the children's good. Models for...
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The 100-mile rule for child custody
If you’re getting divorced in the state of Texas, it's important to know about the 100-mile rule when it comes to custody. If parents live more than 100 miles away from each other, the noncustodial parent is entitled to choose one weekend out of the month to spend...
Child custody: Are you ready to co-parent during the holidays?
When you informed your children that you and your spouse had decided to divorce, you may have noticed that each of them had a unique reaction. Depending on ages, one child might have been angry while another became reclusive. If you have toddlers or infants,...
Child custody orders: Things to know about modification
When you decided to file for divorce in a Texas court, you wanted to make sure that your children's best interests were the central focus of all proceedings. You understood that your decision was going to affect their lives, but you wanted to make the transition as...
What does the ‘best interests of the child’ mean to the court?
Like most other parents here in San Antonio and elsewhere, you make a concerted effort to make sure you do what is in the best interests of your children. You make decisions every day that affect their lives, and you do so because you believe it will serve them not...
Could your family benefit from a parallel parenting plan?
Perhaps right now, the only two things you and your spouse agree on is a divorce and that the divorce should have as little impact on the children as possible. While you may not see anything positive in the situation right now, it's at least a start.Agreeing to...
The value of keeping a custody journal during divorce
Court decisions about custody usually take time, especially when divorcing parents don’t agree on what should happen. The sadly familiar phrase “long drawn out custody battle” doesn’t have to apply, but it often does.Many smart and focused...
Co-parenting can be successful despite a difficult ex-spouse
Co-parenting can present many challenges in the best circumstances, but a difficult ex-spouse can sometime make it seem impossible. You both agreed that co-parenting was the best choice for your children, but now you may feel like there is no end to the same types of...
How can you modify your custody arrangement?
Texan parents make custody arrangements in order to fit their life situation in that particular moment. However, things won't stay the same forever. Circumstances change, and you may find yourself needing to update your custody arrangement accordingly. But how do you...
Separate for the right reasons
Separation might seem like a good strategy for many Texas couples that are having trouble making their marriages work. Even if you were to consider this alternative to divorce, it would be important that you were doing so for the right reasons. At the [nap_names...