Helping You Understand and Protect Your Rights
Arrangements for the care and support of minor children are some of the most crucial issues addressed by Texas family law. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving parental rights lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area address and resolve complex issues in this area.
In Texas, parental rights are addressed through the legal concept of conservatorship. When a married couple has a child, both parents are, by default, joint managing conservators over the child. The following are a few of the complications that can arise with respect to parental rights:
- Divorce: When a child´s parents get divorced, the child must either be placed in a joint managing conservatorship based on a shared parenting plan or a sole conservatorship under one parent´s primary custody and control. This issue can be resolved through negotiations or litigation.
- Unmarried parents: When a child is born outside of marriage, his or her father does not have any parental rights or responsibilities until both parents formally acknowledge paternity or the child´s father is identified by the courts through a paternity action.
- Grandparents´ rights: In Texas, grandparents normally have very limited rights with respect to their grandchildren. However, when a child´s parents are unable to provide appropriate care and support, grandparents may be able to obtain conservatorship rights.
- Stepparents´ rights: Stepparents do not normally have any parental rights over their stepchildren. However, when one of a child´s birth parents is unfit or otherwise out of the picture, the other parent´s spouse may be able to obtain parental rights through adoption.
Whether you are concerned about child custody, child visitation, paternity or any other issue affecting your relationships with your children, we can advise you on your options and help you pursue an outcome that protects your children´s best interests and your parental rights.
Call a Keller Child Custody Attorney Toll Free at 877.900.9458
Our offices are conveniently located in Las Colinas (North Irving), with free parking. Initial consultations with our attorneys are generally free of charge. If you need help protecting your parental rights, call us toll free at 877.900.9458 or e-mail us to schedule a meeting.
