Custody Rights of Fathers in Texas Divorce Cases

div clChild.” No matter the current state of
When a husband and wife make the decision thatfeelings by either adult party towards one another, it
“until death do you part” can nois beneficial to the family to continue as much as
longer apply to their relationship, there are so manypossible with an amicable parenting partnership. This
emotional decisions that need to be made. Who willprocess begins when your lawyer files the Petition
move out and who will stay in the house? How dofor Divorce (or Suit Affecting Parent-Child
we tell our families? How will we be impactedRelationship) and discussions take place among the
financially? Do we need a third party to help us workparties (and the attorneys) concerning where the
through the separation of our assets and debts?children will live and how visitation or conservatorship
When children are involved, all of these otherwill occur. In Texas, many fathers enter into these
questions become secondary to determining the bestnegotiations with the assumption that the mother will
possible course of action for the kids, which Texasbe favored by the court system.
law calls the “best interest of the