In time, mothers were allowed to petition the court to
get custody of children where were 7 years old or younger.
Another person may be able to
get custody of a child where there is very bad behavior displayed by both parents... MORE»
Not exact matches
Usually parents will have the best claim for
custody of their
child, however there are cases
where somebody who is not a parent may be able to
get custody of a
child.
In the case
of a same - sex relationship
where the
child is the natural or adopted
child of only one parent, there will be a strong presumption in favor
of that parent
getting sole
custody of the
child.
If you are going through a divorce
where you have concerns about whether you'll have shared or primary
custody of your
child or
children, it is vital to
get up to speed on the basics
of Texas
child custody laws.
This has led to big changes in the overall climate
of child custody in Texas, because now everything is very much geared up to avoid having to go to court in order to decide on
child custody matters, and instead a more collegiate approach is the norm,
where all parties are encouraged to
get around the table and mutually agree on what visitations would work best for the
child.
Even if you think you and your ex
get along well enough to manage a shared physical
custody arrangement
where your
child spends roughly an equal time with each
of you, this may not be in her best interest.
What's more, since each parent can theoretically
get decision - making authority over their
children in some area, parents no longer have to fight a win / lose battle,
where one
of them
gets sole
custody and the other
gets nothing.