How can I protect my son while he is on visitation?

Depends on how long since these acts as to whether a call to TDPRS is warranted - if more than 30 days, it appears that the issues did not warrant...

My son will turn 13 in September and he wants to live with me and not his Papa?

File a Motion to Modify Temporary Orders; schedule a hearing, and serve Papa with notice. As my colleague notes, a change is dependent on the...

If a custodial parent has concerns that that noncustodial parent is unfit to parent their child, what can be done?

If your concerns are bona fide, is it time for a call to TDPRS? If these items were present at the time of the original custody order, why did...

I filed a petition in Texas for child visitation. My ex-spouse filed a counter-petition. Can I file a response to that petition?

You may file an Answer to the Counter Petition, but bear in mind -- family law pleadings are to be GENERIC, not specific. You may need to file...

If I had a cps closed and was unfounded, but I left my child with their father. Do I still have full custody?

Wow, but this is a loaded series of questions. Where is the child? Was the child removed due to the domestic violence in the home? If so, your...

Before married to my wife i put myself on child support. We then ended up marrying, after several years she finally had court st

Check those child support orders. They likely included language saying that they terminate on your marriage to one another. Access/visitation...

Can I file a divorce on a sliding scale with filing fee waived ?

If there are areas of disagreement, the Court will require mediation as a condition precedent to trial. Hire a lawyer for the paperwork! Good...

Legal Standing?

Grand parents do have standing to seek conservatorship, but a parent is almost always preferred, except in exigent circumstances -- and you may...

A hair follicle can reach back at least nine months -- you may be clean now, but might not have been that long ago. You would need an expert...

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Can i get full custody of my daughter if the father told me he wouldn't fight for her now. He has a drug charge pending.

Is the child's father listed on the child's birth certificate? Did he file a Declaration of Paternity? Were orders entered in a parentage case? ...