Houston Child Custody and Visitation Attorney
At the Law Offices of Barbara Lynch Schnack, P.C., we recognize three major aspects of child custody:
- The fact that loving, nurturing parents can be male or female.
- The evolution of the long-held view among many courts favoring mothers having primary custody toward a more balanced approach.
- The importance of the roles played by both mothers and fathers in the lives of their children.
We strive to offer experienced, professional and compassionate legal representation to parents of both sexes in child custody cases. Contact us in Houston today to arrange a consultation.
Child Custody Options
We want you to be aware of the child custody options available. These possibilities include:
- Joint managing conservatorship, which deals with decision-making and the parents' ability to share parental rights and responsibilities after divorce, although one parent will likely have primary physical custody.
- Sole managing conservatorship, which is usually reserved for situations where one of the parents has been a bad actor (abusive or neglectful) or where it would be unreasonable to ask the divorcing parents to cooperate post-divorce.
Our law firm will do our best, in or out of court, to persuasively negotiate your right to access to your children to the fullest extent possible. We go about this in a diplomatic, cost-effective way, consistently seeking consensus yet aggressively protecting your rights and interests every step of the way. We do this with your legal standing, emotional state, and scheduling obligations uppermost in our minds.
We also represent clients in child custody modifications.
Visitation
Each divorcing party should have his or her fair access to the child or children. We pursue visitation settlements that are fair for all concerned. Since 1994, we've fostered these kinds of attitudes and tried to reflect them in the agreements we negotiated in the Houston and South Texas areas.
We weigh vital factors, attempt scheduling compromises for alternating evening and weekend visits, and arrange for time with the child on birthdays or family occasions. We want to do whatever we can to make all of you continue to feel a part of each other's lives. Children should be the uniting force of all parties involved, not excuses for further polarization.
Contact Us
Contact our Houston offices today to speak with Barbara Lynch Schnack about your family's pressing child custody or visitation situation. We've helped Texans just like you since 1994.
Your initial consultation could be the first step toward the healing and closure that your family has sought for a long time. We look forward to meeting you.
