Carlock & Gormley, L.L.P.

Dallas Child Custody Lawyers Providing Compassionate Professional Legal Assistance in a Time of Personal Crisis

Child Custody • Parental Relocations • Primary Caregiver Modifications • Grandparents' Rights • Collaborative Law • Mediation

Once a divorce decree has been finalized, or when an unmarried couple has entered into a child custody settlement, many people think decisions about who the children will live with are final. But child custody modifications are not uncommon.

Our Dallas child custody lawyers at Carlock & Gormley, L.L.P., know that things change for many separated and divorced Texas parents. When you contact our Dallas divorce law firm, you can count on us using our 50 years of combined legal experience to help you negotiate civilized and respectful modifications.

Children at the center of custody modification disputes are typically between the ages of 2 and 12. Parents understand how important these years are in the formation of strong parent-child bonds that should last a lifetime. The relocation of either parent is heart-wrenching. A father or mother may get a new job and move out of state. A child may be endangered or even injured by the negligent conduct of a parent. A step-parent figure who brings substance abuse or physical abuse into a child's home may call child custody into question.

Our experience allows us to advise you frankly on your best legal options if you face a child custody modification dispute. We understand the importance of the window of opportunity of the formative years in the preservation of parent-child ties. We represent clients with the full benefit of our experience and our belief in hard work. We are devoted to spending the time and effort necessary to win our clients' cases through knowledge of the law, hard work, familiarity with Texas family courts, and access to the most competent expert witnesses for the sake of our clients' child custody interests.

Experienced post-divorce modification lawyers at the law offices of Carlock & Gormley advise clients on ways of preserving parental rights in spite of child custody disputes resulting from complications including the following:

• Parental relocation
• Switching the primary caregiver to the current non-custodial parent
• Changing the decision-making authority, or going from a joint management conservatorship to a sole management conservatorship, or vice versa

Our post-divorce modification attorneys are skilled at using collaborative law and mediation skills to ensure our clients’ needs are being addressed and that the children retain their right to parenting by both mother and father. We also help many clients with grandparenting rights and same-sex couple issues.

For cost-effective and confidential legal advice regarding divorce modifications in Dallas, contact our family law attorneys  today. Our office is conveniently located in Preston Center in North Dallas, adjacent to the Park Cities and Preston Hollow, and about two blocks from the Dallas North Tollway. We want to help you every step of the way and are happy to refer you to health care or financial professionals who can assist you and your family in living the best life possible.