McKinney Texas Child Custody Lawyer
Joint Custody - Child Visitation - Placement

Child custody, visitation and placement issues arise when parents are divorced or separated, when the parents have never been married, or when some type of reproductive technology, such as surrogate motherhood or sperm and egg donation cases, complicates the issues even further. Courts in Texas typically apply a "best interests of the child" standard when determining to whom custody should be awarded.  Child custody is the right and duty to care for a child on a day-to-day basis and to make major decisions about the child. In sole custody arrangements, one parent takes care of the child most of the time and makes major decisions about the child. In joint custody arrangements, both parents share in making major decisions and both parents also might spend substantial amounts of time with the child. For parents who do not like the term "visitation" or "custody," it is possible to draft a custody and visitation order that leaves out those terms and just describes the times at which the child will be with each parent.

For further information about issues involving child custody, visitation, or placement, please contact the family law attorneys at Parker & Montgomery today.