by Megan Cook | Child Custody, Child Support
If You Ask the internet or ChatGPT, you will get an answer like this: In Texas, if you are granted the exclusive right to establish the primary residence of the child in a divorce, it generally means that you have the authority to determine where the child will... by Megan Cook | Child Custody, Child Support, Co-Parenting
ChatGPT and other internet sources may state something along the lines of this relating to what happens if you do not include your SAPCR in a Texas case: In Texas, SAPCR stands for “Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship,” which is a type of legal... by Megan Cook | Child Custody, Child Support, Co-Parenting
In Texas family law cases, if you want to use a court-appointed case evaluator as an expert witness during your trial, it is generally advisable to properly designate them as an expert during the discovery phase of your case. During discovery, parties exchange... by Megan Cook | Child Custody
While there are a lot of matters that you can agree on with your soon-to-be spouse in a prenup, agreeing that you will not have a custody battle is NOT one of them. And, during a marriage, you also cannot contract on matters relating to visitation, child support or... by Megan Cook | Child Custody, Co-Parenting
I was sitting in a courtroom watching the closing remarks of a jury trial not long ago. The trial was one where the jury would decide on child custody between two parents. One of the experts appointed on the case stood up and talked about parental alienation. The... by Megan Cook | Child Custody
To be honest with you, as a mother and child custody lawyer, the idea of a child therapist used to really scare me. I was worried my child could be manipulated by the therapist into saying private things about our family. This article is a brief overview of my new...