Child Custody Legal Counsel in Texas

Grapevine, Texas lawyers with your child's best interest at heart

As painful as divorce can be, many couples find that the most emotionally stressful part of the process is the establishment and enforcement of your child's or children's custody.  The compassionate and dedicated family law attorneys at Branch & Tenorio understand this. 

We listen attentively to fully comprehend your situation and to understand the unique physical, emotional, and psychological needs of your child.  From this empathetic approach, we work tirelessly on your behalf to represent and protect your parental rights and your child's rights and needs.

In Texas, child custody is referred to in the courts as conservatorship.  Our thorough knowledge of Texas law, and its variances from county to county, ensures that your rights and your child's best conservatorship interests are represented to the fullest extent of the law in such matters as—

Texas custody guidelines

There are many aspects of a child's welfare that Texas courts consider when determining child custody.  The Grapevine, Texas lawyers at Branch & Tenorio can provide the needed assistance for ensuring the best possible outcome. We know how to assert the right balance between the objective standards of family courts in the counties of the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the satisfaction of your family's unique concerns or situation—those considerations that are not easily measured by objective means, such as—

• The strength of existing relationships between the parents and each child
• The emotional impact of uprooting the child from a stable environment
• Each parent's financial ability to provide for the child
• The expectation or doubt of fair co-parenting to ensure reliable and continuing  child contact
• The emotional, physical, and moral health of either parent
• The home, school, and community considerations of the child
• The preference of the child, when merited or permitted
• Evidence of, or concerns about, child abuse

We can help ensure consideration of these and other subjective considerations in mediation or in court.

Get family law legal counsel in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

For legal consultation or representation on child custody matters from the dedicated family law attorneys at Branch & Tenorio, contact us online or call us at 817-329-3800 to set up a free initial consultation.