Melissa Child Custody Attorney

Compassionate Family Lawyer Finding Effective Solutions for Child Custody Disputes in Melissa, TX

Making plans for your children's custody is one of the most challenging aspects of a divorce or separation. In most cases, your children will spend time with both parents, meaning they will not always be with you. That realization is often accompanied by strong emotions, making it hard to make the necessary arrangements. The guidance of your attorney is invaluable, so you need to choose yours with care.

Partnering with Moore Family Law, P.C. is ideal if you want a lawyer dedicated to protecting your parental rights and your children's best interests. We will consider your circumstances, objectives, and priorities to develop a customized plan for you. We will explain your options, help you decide which to pursue, and provide the exceptional legal counsel you deserve.

Choosing How to Resolve Your Melissa Child Custody Disputes

Some parents, whether married or unwed, are able to put aside their feelings and work together to craft effective custody agreements. This is often accomplished through negotiations, which we can help you with. However, litigation is sometimes necessary for couples who just cannot agree, such as those involved in a high-conflict divorce. Attorney Moore is a well-known and respected litigator and a highly effective advocate at trial. However your disputes are resolved, we will remain at your side throughout the process.

Conservatorships in Texas

Updated legal terms can be confusing. Although the names have changed, the basic principles have not:

• Managing conservatorship: Legal custody, which grants one or both parents the right to make choices for their children's education, extracurricular activities, religion, and healthcare
• Possessory conservatorship: Physical custody, determining where the children will live
• Access: Visitation, when the children and the non-custodial parent spend time together

All these must be included in a parenting plan when unmarried parents separate or married parents divorce. If you are an unwed father wishing to gain custody rights, we can help you through the process of establishing legal paternity.

Considerations in Melissa Child Custody

No two families have identical circumstances, and a one-size-fits-all custody arrangement will not work for every family. It is very important to consider every detail carefully when making your arrangements so they will safeguard your children's best interests and your parental rights. We will devise a comprehensive parenting plan with your input, considering details such as:

• Your children's wishes, if they are old and mature enough
• Each parent's location, lifestyle, and home environment
• Each parent's work schedule
• Each parent's finances
• The ability of each parent to take care of their children
• The special accommodations that may be required for children with special needs
• The relationship each parent has with the children
• Whether either parent is unfit, has a history of domestic abuse or violence, or is incarcerated

Our goals in crafting a customized parenting plan are to accommodate your wishes while ensuring that it serves your children's best interests. We are very thorough, considering how every detail needs to be addressed to achieve those goals.

As time passes, even the best-crafted custody plans may need to be changed. Circumstances like parental relocation, a change in a parent's work schedule, or a sudden injury or illness could mean you need to request a modification of your child custody orders. You could also need the court's assistance in enforcing existing orders. We can competently represent you in either case.

Call Our Melissa, Texas Child Custody Lawyer

Moore Family Law, P.C. can help you navigate the rough child custody decisions you must make with confidence, always giving you our full support and seasoned guidance. To ask questions or get started by scheduling your consultation, contact us online or call us at 214-764-8033.