Divorce & Child Custody

Divorce and Child Custody Attorney

Lewisville ° Highland Village ° Flower Mound

A divorce is much more complicated when children are involved because the issues of custody, visitation, and child support must be resolved. Texas law requires that child custody be based on the best interests of the children. We encourage our clients to consider what is best for the children when making any decisions in their divorce.

At the Law Office of Phillip E. Romero in Lewisville, Texas, we understand the importance of resolving the divorce in a manner that will have the least impact on your child or children. We will work to preserve your parental rights and maintain your relationship with your child. Contact us to consult with an experienced child custody lawyer about your individual needs.

As experienced divorce and child custody lawyers, we are able to answer your questions and help you overcome some of the uncertainties. There are two types of custody: physical custody and legal custody. Legal custody deals with decision-making rights and physical custody deals with where the child lives. In determining child custody many questions need to be answered and many factors must be taken into consideration, including:

• Physical Custody: Where will the child live? Is one parent more capable of providing a stable residence? Will the child be able to enroll in the same school? Does one parent have a substance abuse problem? With which parent is it in the best interests of the child to live?
• Legal Custody: Who will have decision making powers? Can the parents make major decisions together? If parents are able to effectively communicate, they may both have decision making rights over major decisions, such as schooling and religious upbringing.
• Visitation/ Parenting Time: What is the schedule for parenting time? What visitation should be awarded? Is there a history of abuse? What schedule will work for the parents and the child? It is important for the child to have quality time with each parent.
• Child support: What child support, if any, will be awarded? How is it calculated? What is considered income? Are there other expenses? What are reasonable daycare costs? Who is providing healthcare? These factors may impact the child support awarded under the child support guidelines.

Serving the Community for 30 Years

We listen to the facts of your situation, work to understand your goals, and strengthen your position to achieve the most favorable outcome possible for you and your children.

In addition to resolving child custody-related concerns during a divorce, we are also able to assist you with property division matters. Following a divorce, our attorneys can represent you if you need to change or modify custody, visitation, or support, or if court enforcement of support payments or visitation schedules is necessary.

Contact our Lewisville law firm to speak with a divorce and child custody attorney who is empathetic to your needs and will advocate for your rights. We represent people in Denton, Dallas, Tarrant, and Collin counties.