A lot has happened since a parent last saw her son in 2009. Her ex-spouse moved with the boy from California to Plano, Texas. And the parent underwent gender reassignment surgery, transitioning from a man to a woman. The woman believes it is time her son, age 13,...
Month: November 2012
Surrogate mother awarded joint custody of twins
A Texas judge has decided an unusual child custody case involving a surrogate mother and the man she claims tricked her. The judge ruled that a woman who gave birth to twins using a donor egg is a mother to the children she carried. Had the judge ruled against the...
Harrison County arrests 11 for child support violations
Law enforcement in Harrison County, working in conjunction with the Texas Attorney General's Office, arrested 11 people for non-payment of child support. The sweep was part of an attempt to target parents who were in contempt of court for failure to make these...
Divorces after 50 on the rise in Texas, around the country
The national divorce rate has been decreasing steadily since the 1980s. But not for couples over age 50. According to a study conducted by Bowling Green State University, the rate of so-called gray divorces has increased by more than 100 percent over the last 20...