Killeen, Texas, Personal Injury Blog

As mentioned in previous posts on this blog, there are many parenting options available for parents in Texas going forward after a divorce. For those who parted amicably, co-parenting is one option. Others may find their relationship has not yet reached that point, and they may find parallel parenting works for them. Even others may be in situations where shared custody is not an option, and they have petitioned for and won sole custody of their children. Regardless of how they are parenting, at the end of the day their aim is to do what is in their child's best interests.

In these situations, it is important to have someone represent your legal interests -- not generic ones imposed by society that dictate that only the mother can have sole custody or that both parents should be involved in rearing children, just because studies say so. Everyone's situation is different, and having legal representation that understands that is crucial.

Though a couple may have similar ideals when they get married to one another in Texas, over time the couple may drift apart for various reasons and decide that they can no longer continue their relationship. There are a number of family law issues that arise when a couple is going through a divorce, but one of the most difficult aspects is of deciding custody and visitation with regards to children.

Many studies over the past years have demonstrated that children flourish when both parents are involved in their upbringing after a divorce. This is perhaps why co-parenting has been on the rise -- it has shown to reduce conflict levels in the house and raise resilient children. By agreeing to maintain equal or equivalent responsibility for children's upbringing, children have the ability and the right to maintain stable relationship and access to both parents. This positive bond ensures children are psychologically and behaviorally better adjusted.

Some people in Texas do not think twice before getting behind the wheel after having a drink or two, not realizing that they might have had enough alcohol to render them legally intoxicated. Depending on how long it has been since a person consumed alcohol, how much someone ate while drinking, their size and their tendency to digest alcohol, everyone's system is different and can be affected by alcohol differently. This means it may take more for a tall heavy man to cross the legal limits of intoxication than it would a short thin woman.

This means a miscalculation could blemish someone's record and affect their employment and education opportunities. This is perhaps why many Texas residents facing DUI/DWI charges are willing to negotiate to reduce their charges.

Though there is a presumption of joint physical custody of children after a divorce in Texas, there are certain ways to overcome this presumption so that only one parent has physical custody of the children.

Known as conservatorship in Texas, the concept is the same as how many understand child custody-in a joint managing conservatorship, both parents have rights and duties allocated towards the children and in a sole managing conservatorship, one parent has the right to make important decisions about the child's welfare in most aspects. Where one parent is the sole managing conservator, the other parent becomes the possessory conservator, which allows them visitation with the child.