Dallas Child Custody Lawyer
We Know You Have Your Child’s Best Interest In Mind As A Parent. We Are A Dallas Child Custody Law Firm With A Whole Hearted Commitment To Your Texas Family. We Can Answer Your Questions About Child Custody And Advise On Next Steps.
Dallas Child Custody Lawyer
We Know You Have Your Child’s Best Interest In Mind As A Parent. We Are A Dallas Child Custody Law Firm With A Whole Hearted Commitment To Your Texas Family. We Can Answer Your Questions About Child Custody And Advise On Next Steps.
We Know We’re Not The Only Child Custody Attorneys In Dallas, And We Know You May Be Searching For The Right Attorney To Help You In This Challenging Time. We’re Different. We Have Successfully Handled A Lot Of Complex Child Custody Cases, Probably Similar To Yours.
Why Choose The Ashmore Law Firm for Your Child Custody Case?
- Highly Reviewed & Rated – Highly rated on Google with 100+ reviews. Superb rating on respected legal site AVVO.
- You Get A Whole Team With Us – You’re hiring the firm, not just one lawyer. Our whole team will be on top of YOUR case at all times.
- Responsive – We pride ourselves on fast response times when communicating with you. We will never let your questions or concerns go unaddressed. Because you’re getting a team where everyone is familiar with you and your case, there’s always someone here you can reach where you will actually get an answer.
- You will be heard! – No Issue Is Too Small. It’s about helping guide you through with compassion and care while fighting for your rights.
- Decades of Courtroom Trial Experience – While most lawyers tout their general experience, the reality is, sometimes in child custody cases, going to trial is necessary and when it is, you need a winning team with the right experience when everything is on the line.
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What Our Clients Are Saying
Very professional and informative. Could not be more comfortable or pleased with our decision to retain them.
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Great law firm with high level professionals and supporting services. They have a clear process and billing system and they are very responsive. Highly recommended.
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I’ve had an excellent experience regarding any encounter I’ve had with this firm. They are professional, experienced and eager to serve their clients. I couldn’t recommend them more.
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Attorneys… who wants to review attorneys? I do. The Ashmore Law Firm guides their clients with the highest ethical and moral standards. They educate their client to prepare them for what’s to come so the TEAM can make an informed decision. They handle all matters of Family Law and are very reasonably priced. If it matters to you to get the best possible advice, then check them out.
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What Can Affect Custody?
Factors that can affect or limit a parent’s custody or visitation rights include:
- Drug/alcohol abuse by the parent
- The parents’ criminal background
- A history of mental, physical, and/or sexual abuse by the parent
- The reckless lifestyle of the parent
- Living conditions where the children will stay
- The parents’ ability to provide for the child financially
If none of these or any other extreme factors are present, the courts typically grant primary custody to one parent while awarding visitation to the other parent.
Types of Conservatorships
Dallas refers to child custody as conservatorship and visitation as access. There are two basic types of conservatorships:
- Managing Conservator: This parent makes major decisions over health, education, religion, etc. Managing can be sole or joint.
- Possessory Conservator: Has basic visitation rights to spend set periods of time with children. Also, sole or joint.
Typically, courts start with the presumption that a joint conservatorship between fit parents is in the children’s best interests unless evidence proves otherwise. With so much hanging on these determinations, rely on our veteran Dallas custody lawyers to ensure your rights as a caring conservator are fully protected.
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Primary Factors in Determining Child Custody
When it comes to determining child custody, the court looks to the best interests of the child. As such, the question of who will be awarded custody is largely determined based on the facts of each case before the court. The court will carefully evaluate many factors, such as:
- The child’s wishes
- The health of the parents
- Domestic violence
- Parenting skills
- Drug or substance abuse
- Stability and quality of the parents’ living environment
- The parents’ work schedules
- Location of any siblings
- The willingness and ability to support the child’s relationship with the other parent
Custody may not necessarily be granted to a child’s parent if they are unavailable or unsuitable. In these and other such situations, stepparents, grandparents, and other family members may also seek and potentially be granted custody of a child.
The Importance Of Experienced Counsel
The experience, dedication, and knowledge level of your attorney can make all the difference when it comes to navigating the tricky and sometimes costly waters of a custody battle. If you find yourself in such a dispute, call and tell us your situation.
We also help address child support and the other issues that affect parents in divorce or separation.
Child Custody / Visitation / Support Modification
Sometimes the Child Custody or Support order that once worked perfectly for both parents and the child(ren) becomes unsuitable for any number of reasons. Our Dallas Child Custody attorneys can help you file for a Child Custody Modification Order.
Some reasons for a Child Custody / Visitation / Support Modification can include:
- Relocation
- A change in the child(ren)’s needs
- A change in the custodial parent’s living conditions
- Criminal Offenses, including child abuse or familial violence
- A new step-parent or sibling
Instability in the home
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Actual Words Clients Have Used to Describe Us & Their Experience
“Ashmore Law is truly a collaborative partnership, and functions as a law firm is supposed to – as a team,”
“offered very sound and helpful advice, as well as an open phone line if I ever needed to talk about any questions I might have,”
“I’ve experienced the help of many different law firms in my 72 years, but none prepared me for the warmth, compassion, and excellent representation we’ve received,”
“It’s not a rush to the finish line, but a true interest into who one is so they can proceed accordingly,”
“I don’t think I could have ever navigated this horrific life change without the consistent support.”
If these are things you are looking for in a law firm, contact The Ashmore Law Firm today.
We help families within or near the Dallas County area.
Locally, clients come to us from Lake Wood, White Rock Lake, Old East Dallas, Far East Dallas, and Lower East Dallas.
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