After a difficult break-up or lengthy divorce, you are ready for a fresh start. While you share parenting time with your ex, you are the one with primary responsibility for the kids. You are ready to move, heading back home to Oklahoma or to New Mexico for a new job...
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Don’t let these mistakes spoil your co-parenting relationship
Divorce is a highly sensitive topic and the procedure can take its toll on all parties. Disputes over property division and child custody can push parents to their limits. Fortunately, many former spouses are able to form a healthy co-parenting relationship...
Warning signs prior to parental kidnapping
Parents often think that they can do whatever they want with their own children and that no one can stop them. However, this is certainly not always true. Things definitely get complicated if you're involved in a divorce case. For instance, if your spouse takes the...
When can child custody be modified in Texas?
Child custody is usually one of the most contested issues during divorce. Even after the divorce is finalized and a child custody order issued, it is important to note that this decree can be modified. This can be through mutual consent or one parent’s petition to the...
Has your family outgrown its custody order?
If you divorced when one or more of your children were very young, within just a few years you can wind up with a custody order that is ill-suited to meet your family’s changing needs. As kids get older, they develop their own interests. Many get involved with sports,...
Should you seek a legal consultation before deciding to divorce?
Some couples take a long time to decide to get a divorce, while others make this decision much faster. Regardless of how long it takes, most couples want to preserve their marriage and try to do so through couples counseling or therapy. Other times, one or both...
How can you avoid international kidnapping after divorce?
If you have a child with someone who is not a U.S. national, then there is a chance that they may want to return to their country with your child. Even if they have family in the United States and are permanent residents or citizens, they may have family overseas, or...
How can you raise the chances of a good co-parent relationship?
The end of a partner relationship can leave a bitter taste. In most cases, you can just remove yourselves from each other’s lives, for good, or until you get over the hurt. If you have children, you do not have that luxury. You have a child to raise, so you need to...
Proverbs for Courthouse Litigants
Over the years I’ve had a fondness for proverbs. By definition, a proverb is “a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.” Propositions that have been called proverbs can be found in all religious texts, as well as in the...
An Interesting Application of the Confrontation Clause Under Crawford v. Washington
An Interesting Application of the Confrontation Clause Under Crawford v. Washington “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right […] to be confronted with the witnesses against him […].” – U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment While defending a client...