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Plano Child Custody Lawyers | The Price Firm
Protecting Your Rights as a Parent
Custody decisions are among the most consequential choices made in any family law case. Where your children live, who makes decisions about their education and medical care, and how much time each parent spends with them will define daily life for years to come. At The Price Firm, we approach every custody matter with the seriousness it deserves.
Our attorneys represent parents throughout Collin County, Dallas County, and Denton County in contested custody cases, agreed parenting plans, relocation disputes, and enforcement proceedings. Whether your case is going to trial or being resolved through mediation, we prepare with the same level of thoroughness and attention to detail.
Why Clients Choose The Price Firm for Child Custody Attorneys
Custody is deeply personal, and the stakes could not be higher. What every parent deserves is an attorney who listens carefully, understands the facts, and prepares relentlessly to advocate for the outcome that is right for their family. That’s the standard at The Price Firm.
When you work with our team, you deal directly with your attorney. Our family law practice is led by Eren Price, an experienced family law attorney who personally handles cases across Collin County, Dallas County, and Denton County. You won’t be shuffled to a paralegal or passed off to an associate – you work with the attorney who knows your case inside and out.
Our approach to custody matters is strategic and thorough. We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial, because that level of preparation is what produces the best outcomes – whether your case resolves through negotiation, mediation, or in the courtroom. Opposing counsel and judges in Collin County know when an attorney has done the work. That preparation gives our clients a meaningful advantage.
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Custody Matters Our Attorneys Handle
In Texas, “custody” is addressed through conservatorship, which governs decision-making authority over a child’s education, healthcare, and welfare. Joint managing conservatorship is the default presumption, but it does not necessarily mean equal time. Sole managing conservatorship may be appropriate when one parent has a history of violence, substance abuse, or neglect.
Our attorneys help clients understand what conservatorship means in practice, advocate for the arrangement that best reflects the child’s needs, and prepare the evidence necessary to support the requested designation when it is contested.
Possession schedules govern how time with the children is divided between parents. Texas courts start from a standard possession order but can deviate when the evidence supports a different arrangement. Parenting plans can address holidays, school schedules, travel, and communication – and the more specific the plan, the less room there is for future conflict.
Whether you are establishing an initial possession schedule, seeking a schedule that reflects your family’s unique circumstances, or dealing with a parent who refuses to follow the current order, our attorneys can help.
Most Texas custody orders include a geographic restriction that limits where the child can reside. When one parent wants to relocate outside that area – whether for a job, a new relationship, or family support – the other parent can challenge the move. Relocation disputes require both legal and factual analysis, and they often involve competing claims about what is truly in the child’s best interest.
We represent both parents seeking to relocate and parents opposing a proposed move, and we prepare the evidence necessary to support the court’s assessment of the long-term impact on the children.
When a parent violates a custody or possession order – refusing to return the children, denying scheduled visits, or taking the children out of state – there are legal tools available to enforce compliance and hold the violating parent accountable. Enforcement can include contempt proceedings, modification of the existing order, and in serious cases, criminal referrals.
Our attorneys help clients act quickly and strategically when the other parent is not following the court’s order. Delays can affect the outcome, which is why early legal intervention matters.
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Common Questions About Child Custody
Conservatorship refers to legal decision-making authority over a child – who decides about education, medical treatment, and religious upbringing. Possession refers to the physical time each parent spends with the child. A parent can be a joint managing conservator and still have a possession schedule that differs significantly from the other parent’s.
Texas courts use the “best interest of the child” standard and consider a range of factors, including each parent’s relationship with the child, the child’s age and needs, each parent’s stability, any history of family violence or substance abuse, and – when the child is at least twelve years old – the child’s own expressed preference.
Yes. A court order can be modified when there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances since the prior order was entered and the proposed change serves the child’s best interest. Common grounds include a parent’s relocation, a change in the child’s needs, or a significant change in one parent’s circumstances.
If the other parent is violating a custody or possession order, you have legal options. Enforcement actions can include contempt proceedings that carry fines or jail time, modification of the order, and in serious cases, changes to the custody arrangement itself. Documenting each violation carefully and acting quickly strengthens your position.
