Protecting Your Relationships with Your Children
If your Texas divorce involves children, it is crucial to avoid outworn assumptions and understand how today's Houston area family courts approach and rule on child custody. We encourage you to contact us today — whether you are a father or mother, and however confident or deeply concerned you may currently feel about your situation.
Attorney Edward C. Burwell has deep experience handling child custody disputes and negotiating possession/visitation orders that work well for our clients. Appearing very frequently in Harris County and Montgomery County, we know the emphasis is on fostering strong family relationships and encouraging cooperation between the mother and father if at all possible. The overriding standard is always the best interest of the child.
Targeting the Best Custody and Visitation Arrangement for Your Family
In line with our Texas Family Code and court officials throughout the Houston area, we respect and support all positive family relationships as we handle issues of child custody and visitation. Whether yours are mothers' rights or fathers' rights, we want to assert them in ways that get positive results. Our experience extends to obtaining:
- Orders for joint managing conservatorship (or JMC, in some states referred to as "legal custody") rights shared between both parents, along with a possession/visitation order acceptable to both
- A sole managing conservatorship (SMC) for either the mother or father, typically due to provable, relevant bad conduct such as neglect, violence or drug use
- Physical custody for either the mother or father
- Creatively structured possession/visitation orders that accommodate our client's work demands, travel requirements, or desire for more time with children than a "standard" order provides
Honest Guidance and Determined, Assertive Representation
Mr. Burwell is a passionate, engaged lawyer who will hear you out on all aspects of your situation. Like every family, every child custody case is unique — and we recognize that you may never face a more emotionally taxing decision than how to approach this issue.
We believe you deserve sound, responsible legal counsel leading to realistic expectations. If you have questions about Texas law, local courts' tendencies, and the likelihood of success in obtaining the custody and visitation orders you want, please contact us today for honest answers.
