Child Custody
Custody is always in the best interest of the child. This is the basis for which fighting for custody should include, and whast the court is most interested in. Texas law presumes that all parents will be granted the title of joint managing conservators. The presumption may not apply when issues such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or domestic violence affect the children. In those instances, one parent may be named the sole managing conservator and the other parent will be named the possessory conservator. The title given does not necessariy affect the other issues pertaining to the children. Regardless of the title, both parents will be awarded certain rights and duties to the children, and both parents will be awarded periods of possession with the children. Typically with children over three years of age, the Courts will impose the Standard Possession Order under Texas law. One parent will also be ordered to pay child support in most situations.