Welcome to Merritt Law’s Q&A style videos. These are answers to some of the more common questions that we receive at Merritt Law. We hope that they help to provide some clarity and assurance in your family law matters. “What is Collaborative Law?” Hi, Chris Merritt, Board Certified lawyer here at Merritt Law. A…
Causes of Parental Alienation In our blog series on parental alienation in Austin, Texas child custody cases, we have looked at signs of parental alienation and also what a parent can do when they see those signs. This time we will take a look at causes of the alienating behaviors by parents. It is important…
Parents often ask what will visitation look like during temporary orders, the time between a divorce case is filed and when the divorce is finalized. At temporary orders parties can establish any schedule for each parent’s periods of possession of the children that fits their needs and those of the children. In fact, Courts in…
In general Courts will usually defer to parents when it comes to deciding a possession schedule for their children. Usually the Courts feel that a parent knows their children best and will put the interest of the children first when fashioning a possession schedule. The Courts understand that this does not always mean the use…
Helpful Hints for Busy Families in Austin, Texas With the start of school it may be time to tweak your family calendaring system to maximize efficiency. In addition to the normal shared calendars from Google, Apple and Microsoft, here are a few apps and other services to aid your family in getting and staying organized…
