Channa Erin Borman

“Custody” is called “conservatorship” in Texas. There are two types of conservatorships ─ sole conservatorship, where one parent has all the child care rights and duties and joint conservatorship, where both parents share in child care rights and duties.

“To contest” means to argue against. When you and your spouse disagree on terms for property division, child custody, visitation, child support or alimony, your divorce is contested.

An attorney who is honest with you about your case and helps you stay focused on what is important eliminates a lot of the confusion people experience with divorce and family law matters. In divorce and family law issues, emotions generally run high, which makes dealing with the legal process even more complicated. A competent and experienced lawyer with a straightforward approach can save you headaches, time and money. At C.E. Borman & Associates, this is what we mean by straight talk and hones

Texas law requires non-custodial parents to pay child support and has guidelines for calculating payments. A simple explanation of how to calculate child support is: parent’s net income multiplied by a percentage. The percentage is based on the number of children being supported. For example, the percentage for supporting one child is 20%, for two children 25%, for three children 30% and so on. Net income is your gross income minus federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, union dues and hea