Ex wants custody on my 5 yr old daughter, he has domestic violence from 2003, he hit his mom, will that hold in court in 2012?

A conviction for a family violence assault is always indicative of a person's potential for doing violence to others, but this conviction is 9...

My 3 yr old grandson and his dad live w/me. his mom picks him up maybe once a month for about 3 to 4 days, how do we get custody

If your son was not married to your grandson's mother, he must file a Suit Affecting Parent Child Relationship to obtain a court order for custody...

Can my ex get custody of my daughter from me in a child support court if he has assult charges from me and has a record?

By "child support court", I assume you mean the Title IV-D Courts in which the bulk of the Texas Attorney General's cases are heard. As a rule,...

You do not mention if you have the baby because you are CPS foster parents, relatives of the baby, or unrelated Good Samaritans, but the answer to...

After five years of not supporting the child.nor being on birth certificate what are the chances i can haverights terminated.

I'm sorry, but your situation is too complicated for anyone here to properly evaluate. As a general rule, terminating a parent's rights is...

Getting my son back to Maine

If I understand you correctly, a court in New Mexico made a custody order about a year ago, after which you moved to Maine and then on to Texas. ...

If my 13 year old son wants to move from his dads house in CA to moms house in TX but dad refuses, should he seek emancipation?

At the age of 13, your son is not old enough to become emancipated. Under Texas law, a 17 year old may be emancipated, or a 16 year old who is...

My ex husband and I have joint custody of our 14 yr old. How can I get him to include me on ALL important papers for her?

I appreciate that you feel frustrated by your ex's behavior, but as you've already learned, you can deal with the problem by showing your child's...

How is child support calculated on my income if I am self employed with my new wife? We both work in the business 100%

This is not an easy question to answer, since it is going to turn on how the court applies the section of the Texas Family Code on how to determine...

Can an appeal arise out of a contempt motion?

I'm very sorry to hear of your struggles with your ex over child support, but I'll confess I am impressed that you have managed to pursue the...