A Custody Lawyer Prepared to Assert Your Rights as a Father
Divorce with children can be a massive, life-changing event for everyone involved. The prospect of giving up closeness to and influence over your children can be gut-wrenching, and decisions about what to fight for should be made with counsel from a proven attorney you respect and trust.
Texas courts and officials make protection of children's best interests a top priority — and so do we at the Law Office of Edward C. Burwell in Harris County. Our work in child custody matters is balanced and resourceful, with equal ability and willingness to pursue fathers' rights or mothers' rights.
A Track Record of Success on Custody and Visitation Issues
Our firm is an excellent resource for fathers who want to obtain sole child custody, a sole managing conservatorship, or a balanced arrangement where they have substantial time with the kids and a voice in their upbringing. Attorney Burwell has a strong track record of obtaining favorable child custody outcomes for fathers as well as for mothers.
Getting Past Assumptions to Form Reasonable Expectations — and Take Action
As a loving father with parental rights equal to those of your spouse, it is essential to make carefully considered choices recognizing that mothers do not "always, automatically" get physical custody — even for young children — and you do have legal options. We strive to help you emerge from your Texas divorce with limited sacrifice and minimal regret.
A veteran of many child custody disputes and extensive litigation, with a solid reputation for skill and integrity established in many Houston area courts, Mr. Burwell is prepared to:
- Thoroughly investigate and work to substantiate your spouse's negative behaviors relevant to parenting — such as drug use, alcohol abuse, child neglect, endangerment or other criminal behavior
- Defend you against false allegations of domestic violence or other negative parenting conduct, including situations in which a protective order was sought or obtained
- Build the best-prepared, most surgically precise case possible to support the custody and visitation outcome you want to pursue
Above all, your decision to contact us can produce an opportunity to learn legal options, gain clarity on what matters most to you, and discuss rational expectations in light of the specific court that will handle your divorce. We want to help you pursue your fathers' rights and make the best possible decisions.
