Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas
Attorneys for Grandparent Rights in Texas
If you are like many people, you can look back to your own childhood and recall many pleasant memories of the time spent with your grandparents. These are the people who let you stay up late when your parents went out, and for some, they stepped in as surrogate parents when needed. Unfortunately, grandparents and children can lose this vital bond during a contentious divorce. At Goranson Bain Ausley, our family law attorneys can help to protect this relationship by establishing grandparents’ rights.
Grandparents’ Visitation Rights in Texas
In some cases, the well-being of the children depends on a more permanent relationship with their grandparents. Goranson Bain Ausley recognizes the importance of this relationship and works hard to take the legal action necessary to preserve grandparent visitation rights in Texas whenever possible. Grandparent visitation may be granted:
- When the parents divorce
- If children are subjected to parental abuse or neglect
- Upon the death, incarceration or incompetence of the parents
- When the court orders termination of the parent-child relationship
- When the children reside with a grandparent for at least six months
Granted, the loving relationship between children and their grandparents should be enough to justify regular contact. However, these situations are all examples of times when visitation rights for grandparents in Texas are in the best interests of the children.
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If you are a grandparent looking for information on visitation or custody rights, we are here to help. Please get in touch with us by completing the form below.
Grandparent Custody in Texas
With the exception of divorce, any of the allowable conditions for visitation can serve as grounds for pursuing grandparent custody in Texas rather than just visitation rights. Clearly, an extreme case of parental abuse or neglect might be just one example where the well-being of the children is best served by residing outside of their family home.
Helping You Through Your Unique Situation
Of course, no situation automatically guarantees the visitation or custody rights of grandparents. However, when you seek advice from our Texas grandparents’ rights lawyers, you’ll get help from a team with significant courtroom experience. You may be surprised by the range of available options for keeping your grandchildren in your life. With three former family court judges on our team, the child custody attorneys at Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Granbury, Midland, and Plano understand your rights. Contact us to learn how our lawyers can help you better understand and secure grandparent rights in Texas.
- Thomas P. Goranson 1997
- Thomas L. Ausley 1997
- Diana S. Friedman 1998
- Thomas A. Greenwald 2003
- Kathryn J. Murphy 2004
- Eric Robertson 2007
- Kelly Ausley-Flores 2009
- Aimee Pingenot Key 2015
- Kristen A. Algert 2017
- P. Lindley Bain 2020
- Ryan R. Bauerle 2022
- Lindsey Obenhaus 2023
- Hayley Collins Blair 2021 2018
- Lindsey Obenhaus 2024 2023 2022 2021
- Katie Flowers Samler 2020 2019 2018
- Kathryn J. Murphy 2024 2023 2020 2019 2018 2017 2010 2009 2008
- Aimee Pingenot Key 2024 2020 2019 2017
- Thomas A. Greenwald 2022 2018 2012 2011 2009 2008
- Paula Larsen 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008
- Diana S. Friedman 2017 2016 2015 2013
- Angeline Lindley Bain 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008
- Thomas P. Goranson 2011 2009 2008
- Beth E. Maultsby 2010
- Thomas L. Ausley 1980
- Thomas P. Goranson 1980
- Gary L. Nickelson 1984
- Paula Larsen 1985
- Angeline Lindley Bain 1993
- Kathryn J. Murphy 1995
- Diana S. Friedman 1996
- Kristen A. Algert 1997
- Thomas A. Greenwald 1997
- Eric Robertson 1997
- Kelly Ausley-Flores 2000
- Curtis W. Harrison 2002
- Cindy V. Tisdale 2003
- Jeff Shore 2006
- Clint Westhoff 2006
- Jeff Domen 2009
- Angel J. Berbarie 2010
- P. Lindley Bain 2012
- Aimee Pingenot Key 2012
- Kevin Davidson 2017
- Rob Frazer 2018
- Ryan R. Bauerle 2018
- Hayley Collins Blair 2019
- Lindsey Obenhaus 2019
- Katie Flowers Samler 2019
- Jonathan James 2020
- Chris Nickelson 2021
- Chandler Rice Winslow 2023
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