18. Until that age, the court order must be followed. The child does not have the option of refusing. If there is a *legitimate* reason that the child does not want to have contact with the parent, then you need to go back to court and request that the court order be modified.
According to the Texas Family and Child Services, Texas law doesn't say what age is old enough for a child to stay at home alone. However, the state assumes adequate supervision will be provided for children left alone.
If I am not mistaken I think it is fourteen in Texas
Yes, you can request a jury trial for custody cases in Texas. I am in fact going through one at this moment, and as a fathr fighting for custody, I believe that this is the ONLY way to go. I raised my daughter from birth until now, and when I went to sue for the custodial rights, the judge gave the mother temp custody pending final trial. Although I had documentation proving that she was not the one giving primary care for the last 4 years, and it was I. He ordered the removal of her from my home, I went from having her Mon-Fri to every weekend. Injustice at its best. Go jury trial if you are a fatehr for sure.
Signing away one's parental rights or custody will not, in itself, relieve one of child support.
This depends on the circumstances. First he has to get custody, which is no easy matter. Than he must provide an argument to the court as to the benefit of the move. Unfortunately, due to the efforts of women's rights organizations, the evidential requires have been significantly decreased. Actually, this would be a good example of the equality movement working.see link
This is interpretive. Generally under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA") they are suppose to, however this does not preclude other conditions. A mother can run to another state than claim a fear of domestic violence. This than invalidates any orders from another state under the Violence Against Women Act. Unfortunately, the states also have a history of not honoring father custody orders from other states or countries. The was a case of this in Clay County, Missouri. The father with an order from Texas had to kidnap his child and return the Texas.
This would be a change of circumstances. What are the best interests of the child? If the father wants to contest it - I think he has a good case.Yeah it definitely deals with a modification of a custody arrangement. I believe that the death of one parent would enough to satisfy a material and substantial enough change so that the arrangement will be changed. Also, the courts favor the biological parent, so it is likely that it is in the best interest of the child that they live with the alive parent as opposed to the Grandparent. It should be noted however that in TX grandparents have rights of "access" to their grandchildren should they meet certain criteria.My advice to you is to hire a lawyer, and have the custody changed.
All states follow the Uniform Custody Law, except for Massachusetts. If you plan on making a permanent move however, you will have to file Custody orders in said state, because these are state laws.
Single mothers have sole custody until the court rules otherwise, but in Texas you can get a jury trial.
Age 18 or at the time of emancipation. If the child is mature enough to make an adult decision, the child is mature enough for all adult responsibilities.see links
Texas law is nothing to mess around with, get a lawyer.
lost the child to whom?
The juvenile has no say in the matter. He or she will be placed in the environment that the judge believes to be the most suitable.
Under the law, sexual orientation is not a factor in custody disputes; however, in practice, Texas Judges will sometimes award custody to the straight parent solely on the basis of their orientation.
No. Child support, visitation, custody etc are all separate issues. The court will see to what is best for the child and one parent can not deny the parental rights of the other.
It is not illegal to refuse to submit to a breath or blood test in Texas. You have the right to refuse such tests. However, there are civil penalties which may automatically apply if you refuse to comply with a law enforcement request to take such a test. Your driver's license can be revoked for 180 days for a first offense refusal to take the breathalyzer test.
In Texas, if you refuse an alcohol test, you may receive six months suspension of your drivers license.
This is a problematic area and cannot be clearly answered in that Juries can be used in Texas to decide custody. It's the only states that does.
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