How do grandparents relinquish joint custody of 14 yr old granddaughter to sole custody to ex son-in-law?

Did you ever get a SAPCR ("Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship) order in place clarifying custody arrangements? If so, you would file a...

A friend of mine wants custody of his daughter. His daughter doesnt even live with the mother

When decided contested child custody questions, the judge will try to decide what the judge thinks is in the child's best interest. One of the...

It depends. A lot of the grounds don't have a time component, but if you've voluntarily lived with the person after the ground ended (being...

He is absent for 3 months. Can I file a divorce now? I am in Texas.

You can file a divorce now. Texas has a no-fault divorce ground where you can file just because you feel your marriage has become...

Is it wise to file for support if you split custody 50/50????

You didn't say whether you have existing divorce or SAPCR orders? If so, do they award you the exclusive right to receive child support in the...

Chances of Mother being granted sole managing conservatorship & jurisdiction with no limits of a child 1 yr of age?

Child custody decisions are really fact-specific. If Dad no-shows to final hearing or will sign agreed orders to you having sole managing...

Call the caseworker before the hearing and try to negotiate that your son be placed with you. Be prepared to explain how you would make this work...

My husband is fighting me for custody of our 3 year old son during our divorce. what are his chances.

In the absence of major negatives on one of the parents—drugs, mental illness, etc., when both parents are basically good people and good parents,...

Question on a custody issue?

Judges tend to consider anything and everything when it comes to best interest of the child. How much infidelity matters depends which county...

How do I file for divorce with out a lawyer and is there a cooling off period in texas

Go to the Travis County law library, they might be able to help you with a simple, uncontested divorce like this. Also try TexasLawHelp.org, they...