{"id":637,"date":"2017-04-18T16:47:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T21:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2017-04-18T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T21:47:19","slug":"family-violence-custody-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/family-violence-custody-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Violence and Custody in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pattern of family violence can have a significant impact on custody issues in Texas. In <em><a href=\"http:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/texas\/second-court-of-appeals\/2017\/02-16-00473-cv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interest of DM<\/a><\/em>, a Texas appellate court considered the impact of family violence in determining who should be managing conservator for children.<\/p>\n<p>The father and mother appealed from the trial court&#8217;s order related to their parent-child relationship to three of their four children. They argued there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that having a joint managing conservatorship over the three children would impair their emotional development or physical health.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s first child was born in 1998, and the second was born two years later. When\u00a0they were six and eight, their parents started using methamphetamine, sometimes while the kids were in the house and on a daily basis. The mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and tried to kill herself six times, blaming the father and wanting the kids to know this.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/family-violence-custody-texas\/#more-637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pattern of family violence can have a significant impact on custody issues in Texas. In Interest of DM, a Texas appellate court considered the impact of family violence in determining who should be managing conservator for children. 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