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Things to Know About Child Custody Cases

Going through a divorce is definitely a challenging task, but the big challenge is often the battle over the custody of children.  In most cases, both parents are named joint managing conservators of the child or children.  The battle, however, is usually over the designation of which conservator will have the exclusive right to determine where the child will live.  Although divorce is a frequent setting for these types of battles, they happen in all types of scenarios.  When a child is born to unmarried parents, there often can be custody battles and they often have a tie to a petition filed for child support or when one of the parents begins another relationship.  A custody dispute can also arise when the child has been left in the care, custody, and control of a third party = such as a grandparent – and that individual files a lawsuit seeking to be named the conservator of that child or children. When both the parents (or relatives) are unable to make an amicable decision