If you are separated or divorced from your child’s coparent, you might be worried about establishing paternity, maintaining contact with your child, and gaining fair visitation and custodial rights. When concerned about safeguarding your paternal rights, contact an attorney from Towson Law Firm, PLLC who could help you address common fathers’ rights issues in Frisco. Our skilled paternal rights attorneys could guide you through the legal process and help you protect your child’s best interests.
Custody is a frequently disputed paternal rights issue in Frisco. Historically, family courts have favored mothers over fathers in custody disputes. However, modern family courts no longer have an automatic bias towards either parent and instead make determinations about custody based on what is in the child’s best interests.
Texas courts refer to custody as conservatorships. These arrangements attempt to create parenting plans that encourage both parents to play an active role in their child’s upbringing. As a father, you have the right to pursue both physical and legal custody of your child.
Physical custody affords you the right to spend time with your child through shared parenting. Even if one parent has primary physical custody, the other can still maintain a fulfilling relationship with the child through visitation rights.
Legal custody gives you the right to participate in important decision-making regarding critical matters in your child’s life. For example, you could help decide whether your child attends church, what type of school they will go to, and what kind of health care they receive. Even if they do not have physical custody, fathers can still maintain joint legal custody with their child’s mother.
Many parents have joint managing conservatorships in which they share legal custody of their children. In this type of arrangement, both parents play an equal role in making decisions about their children, but one parent may have primary physical custody.
In certain circumstances, a parent can pursue sole custody. If you believe that sole custody is appropriate, our attorneys could help you prove that it is in the best interests of your children for you to be their sole managing conservator.
In Frisco, paternity is another common fathers’ rights interest. Many people falsely believe that unwed fathers have fewer rights over their children. Fathers of children born out of wedlock have the same rights, but must establish paternity via a paternity suit after a DNA test or by obtaining a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity signed by both parents. After establishing paternity, an unwed father can seek the same custody and visitation rights as other fathers. Our attorneys could help you establish paternity to help assert your parental rights.
As a father, you want to protect your children and safeguard your bond with them. Our compassionate lawyers understand how to successfully handle many common fathers’ rights issues in Frisco. Contact our team at Towson Law Firm, PLLC today for help establishing paternity and protecting your parental rights.
Our Law Firm’s approach to your case is based on individual circumstances. Whether it is a simple negotiated settlement, or it requires an aggressive approach, we will protect and defend your best interests.
