Overview
GUIDE TO CUSTODY, SUPPORT, AND VISITATION RIGHTS IN TEXAS
Are you having trouble receiving support from your ex-spouse? Do you have a child who is being neglected or abused? Do you know what your legal rights are? The answers to your problems may lie in this book.
With the divorce rate above 50% and climbing, more and more parents are faced with difficult decisions or situations involving their children. Whether it's difficulty seeing them on a steady basis, being denied visits altogether, watching them being neglected or abused, not receiving enough support, or not receiving support at all, parents increasingly find themselves in the courts debating issues which involve their children. This book is designed to let parents know their legal rights, and to help them take their case through the court system.
This book explains in simple language:
--getting custody in Texas
--understanding Texas court procedure
--modifying a custody, visitation, or support order
--taking action in case of kidnapping or abuse
--getting sole or joint custody
--terminating parental rights
--selecting and working with an attorney
--calculating child support in Texas
--finding Texas law
--filing a custody suit
--taking depositions and other forms of discovery
--claiming paternity
--testifying during pretrial and trial proceedings
--working with the judge