Dallas Child Custody Lawyers

Children and Divorce: Custody Disputes in Plano or Collin County Texas

Decisions about your children are among the most emotional issues in a divorce. If you are a parent who is considering divorce, it is extremely important that you have an experienced trial lawyer who understands Texas child custody laws on your side. Similarly, having a skilled child custody attorney on your side can be beneficial if you and your child's other parent are unmarried.

Since 1974, the Dallas child custody attorneys of Pelley Law Office, L.L.P. have helped parents throughout North Texas develop parenting plans and resolve custody disputes. To arrange a free consultation,email our child custody law firm or call 972-608-0335 or 903-813-4778.

Plano Joint Custody Attorneys Helping Fight for the Best Interests of Your Child

In Texas, the primary consideration in child custody battles is what is in the best interest of the child.

To determine which parent will have primary physical custody of the child, the court considers a number of factors, including:

• How much contact have you had with the child in the past?
• How will the health, safety and welfare of the child be affected?
• How close do you live to the child's other parent?
• Is there any evidence of child abuse?
• Are you mentally and physically able to parent the child?
• If the child is 12 or older, where does he or she prefer to live?

You will also need to determine whether to pursue joint physical and/or legal custody of the child, which is preferred unless there is good reason to seek sole custody.

We encourage our clients to negotiate fair child custody agreements outside of court. Sometimes that is just not possible. If your child's other parent refuses to be reasonable, you can rely on our extremely skilled trial attorneys to aggressively protect your interests in court.

For a free confidential consultation, call 972-608-0335 or 903-813-4778 or email our child custody law firm of Pelley Law Office, L.L.P. in North Texas.

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