Child Custody

Co-Parenting: Know Your Parental Rights

When it comes to divorce or separation, your child’s well-being and your rights as a parent are top priorities. At John Delk Attorney at Law, our child custody lawyer in Texarkana has over 20 years of experience helping parents create parenting plans, enforce custody agreements, and fight for their rights in Texas family courts.

Understanding Texas Conservatorship and Custody Laws

Texas refers to child custody as conservatorship, and parents are called conservators. The state typically presumes joint-managing conservatorship, meaning both parents share responsibilities. However, depending on your family’s circumstances, the court may award sole-managing conservatorship, giving one parent the exclusive right to make key decisions.

Our child custody attorney can help you understand your options and advocate for your desired outcome in court.

What Is A Possessory Conservator?

When one parent has been named as the sole-managing conservator in a divorce, the other parent is usually named the possessory conservator. A possessory conservator still has parental rights but not to the same extent as the sole-managing conservator.

When one person is granted sole-managing conservator rights, they may:

• Establish the child’s primary residence
• Receive child support
• Make decisions for the child’s medical and mental health treatment
• Make decisions related to the child’s education

While Texas law presumes a joint-managing conservator co-parent relationship, the circumstances of each family law case can dictate otherwise. At John Delk Attorney at Law, we can help you understand your parental rights in custody and conservatorship matters.

Child Support: Know Your Rights And Obligations

The laws in Texas state that both parents are responsible for financially supporting their children. In most cases, the parent who spends the least amount of time with the child is the obligor and pays support to the other. To calculate child support, the court uses an income percentage method based on a percentage of monthly income.

After a divorce has been finalized, incomes and circumstances can change. If you are seeking a modification or contesting a modification of your divorce decree and/or child support, let us help you at John Delk Attorney at Law.

We Are Here To Help – Call Us Today

Whether you need help getting the child support you deserve or are fighting to preserve your parental rights, you don’t have to do it alone. Let our lawyer help you. Call us today at 1+903-310-1435 or email us to schedule a no-obligation consultation.