Allen, Texas, Child Custody and Visitation Attorneys
Often, the most overlooked people in a divorce are the children. The attorneys at The Mack Law Office, PLLC understand that the damage caused by prolonged custody litigation can have detrimental affects on the relationships between parents or a parent and his or her child. We take time to explain to our clients the benefits of litigation, mediation, and collaborative law so that our clients are able to chose the course of action that best suits their family and their children's needs. We work diligently with our clients to help them create an appropriate parenting schedule, domicile restrictions, visitation rights, and legal custody issues that are in their child's best interest.
Experienced Child Custody and Visitation Legal Services
The attorneys at the Mack Law Office understand that the best interest of the child is always the primary consideration of the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and access to children. We work with our clients to help them understand the legal consequences of divorce as well as the practical, everyday consequences of divorce on children.
In determining where a child should live after divorce, the court considers the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or child. In other words, there is no preference that a child should live primarily with his/her mother or father. The best interest of the child is always the primary consideration of the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of an access to the child. In Texas, there is a rebuttable presumption that appointment of parents as joint managing conservators (i.e., joint custody) is in the best interest of the child. Joint managing conservatorship does not, however, require the award of equal or nearly equal periods of physical possession of and access to the child to each parent.
In Texas, the Standard Possession Order is presumed to be in the child's best interest. The Standard Possession Order permits the parent who does not have primary possession to have visitation with the child on the first, third, and fifth weekend of each month, as well as every Thursday evening. The Standard Possession Order also allows for visitation time during holidays and extended time during the summer. To the extent parents are able to reach an agreement regarding possession, they are permitted to do so. In the event parents are not able to reach an agreement, however, the Standard Possession Order will be implemented by the court.
Just as no two families are exactly alike, no two divorces are exactly alike. Our attorneys spend considerable time learning about our clients and their families in order to create a final agreement that works for each family's unique needs.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding joint custody, sole custody, legal custody or visitation, please call us for committed and compassionate legal services. We offer weekday and evening appointments and accept credit cards. Contact us at 469-519-1020.
