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After a divorce or breakup, parents will have many decisions to make about how to raise their children. Some Texas parents might come to an agreement regarding many of these decisions on their own, but others may be too precarious to resolve without heading to court....
As a parent, you know how difficult a child's teenage years can be. After all, according to Psychology Today, most teens are constantly struggling to cope with hormonal changes, peer pressure, interpersonal relationships and sexual awakening. All of these can lead to...
Child support may be a necessity for some in the aftermath of a divorce, depending on their financial situation. When child support payments stop coming in, the well-being of the children in question may be at stake. In these situations, there are methods of appealing...
There is no doubt about it -- life will be different after divorce. For divorcing parents in Texas, this could mean a number of things, and the one parent with whom the children spend the bulk of their time might be wondering about child support payments. Not all...
Child support is something common that most people know about and understand, but if you end up in a situation where you and your child's mother are not together before he or she is born, you may run into a different type of child support. The Human Defense Initiative...
If you are going through a divorce, you may worry about how the end of your marriage may affect your children's academic performance. Your fears may be valid, according to a UCLA-led study. The study found kids with divorced parents tend to have lower high school...
When parents decide they no longer belong together as a couple, their top priority is the care and health of their children. In Texas, as everywhere in the nation, one parent will probably be paying child support as indicated by an agreement between the parents or by...
Whether you pay child support or receive it, the fact is that the amount of your order may not be practical, or even doable, for your current lifestyle. You may wonder if you can petition to modify the amount and, if so, when. Texas law recognizes that circumstances...
When parents divorce, it is up to both of them to ensure they do what is in the best interests of their children. However, some Texas couples may find themselves embroiled in issues concerning child support and what that exactly should cover. The one who pays child...
A child should be supported financially by both parents if at all possible, even when he or she lives in a single parent home. In Texas, as in all the country, child support is ascertained the same way whether the parent is separated, getting a divorce, unmarried...
