Co-parenting involves both parents actively participating in their children's lives post-divorce. While this arrangement provides stability and maintains strong parental bonds, the holidays can present unique challenges. The festive season brings added pressure as...
Family Law
FAQs about confirmatory adoption in same-sex relationships
Confirmatory adoption, often essential for same-sex couples in Texas, ensures both partners have legal rights to their child. This process confirms parental rights for a non-biological parent in a same-sex relationship, providing security and legal acknowledgment....
The role of therapy in high-conflict custody battles
High-conflict custody battles can feel emotionally draining and stressful for all parties involved, especially children caught in the middle. While legal proceedings are often the first step in resolving these disputes, therapy plays an important role in supporting...
Do you forfeit child custody rights if you move out of state?
As a divorced parent, you may have to weigh many significant decisions against your responsibilities to your family. Even if your career or other personal circumstances call for you to relocate out of state, you must first consider how this will affect your child...
How can you make a move easier for your kids?
Relocating with your children after a divorce requires a lot of work. You have to make sure to handle every legal aspect on top of the overall stress that comes with moving. While you focus on the practical matters involved in the move, it is important to not forget...
The difference between collaborative practice and mediation
It is healthier for everyone in your family if you can work out issues such as property division in your divorce in a non-adversarial way. There are several methods of alternative dispute resolution available to help you accomplish this. Two of the most common methods...
How to Talk to Children About Death
Death is not an easy subject for most people. Adults struggle with the enormity and finality of death, and many find it hard to make sense of the feelings that accompany the loss. Children suffer when a loved one dies, and it can be even more challenging for them to...
Remote Hearings Via Zoom
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, many courts, including Bexar county, have turned to a platform called Zoom to conduct hearings. Though the transition may seem daunting to some considering the nature of the family law practice, using the application is quite...