Custody, the visitation schedule for the noncustodial parent, and the residence of the child or children, are frequently the most important and emotionally charged issues to be determined in a divorce, or any other suit affecting the parent-child relationship. It is especially in these areas where experience, and the skill and wisdom that comes from experience, are most important and most valuable in the lawyer you select. If this is your first rodeo, you need an experienced guide to insure that the interests of your child are put first, and your relationship with your child is preserved.
There are a number of legal presumptions regarding visitation, child support, and other matters to be decided in court orders regarding children; however, every case does not fall within the assumptions that underlie and form the basis of the legal presumptions in the Texas Family Code. A skilled lawyer can identify those special cases, and may be able to present evidence that will overcome those presumptions which do not apply to your case.
These presumptions provide only a template, the dead hand of the legislature that knows nothing of you or your child. Greg Gegenheimer has tried and negotiated settlements in hundreds of custody cases over the last 34 years. He has the experience, imagination, and energy to break the mold, if that mold does not fit you.
"Hoping for the best, does not constitute a plan." Greg Gegenheimer
