Texas child advocates may have noticed that changes in how family law courts apply the venerable "best interests of the child" litmus test for deciding whom that child will live with have unexpectedly given a boost for to single-dad households. The concept of shared...
Month: February 2014
Child custody and relocation
In Texas and all around the country, family law judges have to make hard decisions on what is in the best interests of children affected by divorce. Some of the most difficult may be those child custody situations in which a custodial parent is seeking to relocate...
Witherspoon and Philippe make $266,500 profit on property sale
Texas fans of Reese Witherspoon and her ex-husband Ryan Philippe probably know that they were married for seven years, had two kids and then divorced in 2007. In recent years, the couple lost quite a bit of money on their property sales. She recently sold her Ojai...
Shared parenting gaining ground
A shift toward equal custody time for both parents is in the works as shared parenting advocates in Texas and around the country are encouraging several states to consider legislation that would change what some feel are outmoded laws granting custody to one parent,...