Family Law Practice Area

Custody and Visitation

Rachel Li, Attorney at Law • Plano Divorce Attorney

When parents of a child are divorced in Texas, or were never married to each other, the court will issue orders as to who (almost always one of the parents) will have the right to determine where the child will live, and when, if at all, the other parent has custody of or visitation with the child. This is one of the two most disputed areas in a divorce involving minor children (the other, of course, is child support).

Arguments about custody and visitation can generate very heated emotions, and the child, if exposed to these disagreements, can feel torn between loyalties to the two parents. We can help you attempt to reach a reasonable agreement with your co-parent through direct negotiation with that parent (or his or her attorney if one has been retained), or through the process of mediation if an impartial third party is needed. If negotiation is not possible or is not successful, we can present your preferences, and all the reasons that those preferences would be in the best interest of your child, to the court, and ask the court to make that decision in the form of an order.

At the Law Office of Rachel Li, our focus will be on representing you and advocating for the arrangements you want; at the same time, however, we will be asking you to always consider what is in the best interest of your child and to seek that outcome. If we can persuade the court that your preferences are also those that are in the best interest of your child, it is much more likely that the court will accept the arrangements we propose on your behalf.

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