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Dallas
Child Custody Attorney
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Child Custody - Visitation Rights - Child Custody Changes
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Texas Family Law Attorney
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Child custody and placement
Child custody evaluations and studies
Guardianships and Conservatorships
Legal custody / Paternity |
Original Child Custody (Paternity) Suits
-Establish Child Support | Establish Visitation | Limit Visitation
Child Custody Modification Suits
-Custody changes | Long-distance visitation provisions | Work-related custom visitation schedules
Child Custody and Family Law in Dallas
Original Suits (Paternity)
Many times when a child is born, the parents are not married to one another. In
these cases, the parent not in possession of the child usually has a duty of
support to the child. If the couple cannot or does not want to get married, a
court order must be put in place to specify which parent has what rights
concerning care, custody, and control of a child. There are only certain
individuals who may bring a custody suit, and there are timelines that may
affect one person’s ability to file such a suit. How the case is approached
depends on the facts of each unique case, and therefore a consultation with a
family law attorney on child custody issues is necessary.
Modification Suits
There are many reasons to change an original custody order or a final divorce
decree that includes child custody provisions. Sometimes a change in residence
of a parent, or new spouses of one parent makes this necessary, and sometimes
the safety or development of the child makes filing a modification suit
necessary. Some aspects of an order are easily modified, but many aspects are
very difficult to modify, and it must be proved to a court that the modification
is in the best interest of the child. As with original suits, all cases are very
unique and specific to their facts, and therefore a consultation with a family
law attorney is necessary to see if your child custody case is appropriate for
filing a modification suit.
Some of the most common reasons people file custody
modification suits are:
Moving from one state to
another
New spouse or
boy/girlfriend of one parent has problems with child
Old order inaccurate to
new life changes of parent or child
Safety issue regarding
child
Change in residence of
child from one parent to another
Support issues
Standard visitation in
order incompatible with one or both parents’ work schedules
Special
medical/educational needs of child
Limit/Remove visitation
under certain circumstances
Visitation Rights (Obtain and Enforce)
An original suit (see above) must be filed for a father who is not married to
the mother of his child to obtain enforceable visitation rights to a child.
Also, if a prior custody order was issued by a court without visitation
provisions, the father must file a modification in order to attempt to obtain
visitation rights. In these cases, a consultation with a family law attorney is
necessary to determine what you should do, based on your facts and Texas law.
Visitation rights can be enforced against a parent who is not complying with a
court order by having an attorney file an enforcement motion. There are very
specific facts required to enforce, and a consultation with a family law
attorney is necessary to determine if your child custody case is ready for an
enforcement motion.
Grandparent Custody
Several factors, including one major U.S. Supreme Court case from 1999, affect
the ability of grandparents to seek custody of their grandchildren. These issues
are legally complex, and require a consultation with a family law attorney to
see if your facts are right under Texas and federal law to file for child
custody of your grandchildren. |
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Robert S. Casteel II |
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Dallas Attorney and Counselor At Law |
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14001 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 1200
Dallas, Texas 75240
Phone: (972) 809-6702
Fax: (972) 934-6579 |
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