FAMILY LAW
Child Custody
Child custody laws are created to always be in the best interest of the child. When children are born, the biological parents have all rights and duties over the child until they are eighteen years of age when they are considered of age and can make decisions on their own. All other participants in raising a child, such as guardians or adoption or psychological parents, require court orders to have rights and duties. Laws of custody designs the best suit the child, for instance, parents come to an agreement after divorce on who will have custody of the child, the visiting hours or days of which the parents can also agree on the same, the surname of which it does not change the rights and duties of both parents, and for children at the age of twelve can choose which parent they want to have custody over them and all the information is reached through various court orders according to the Texas family law (Statsky, 2013, p.20).
Child Support
In cases of divorce or separation, both parents, according to the law, have rights and duties, and child support, in this case, is a biological parent’s duty. Despite spouses’ relationships, how the links ended whether they were married or not when it comes to the law, parents have a role to play in supporting their children, giving them an education, a place to stay, and medical care. The court is the determinant of child support in all its dimensions; that is why there are cases all over the media of people who broke up their relationships after getting children suing their partners for child support. Statsky (2013) expounds on the topic giving the view of Texas law, where it states that the state allows court discretion thus it determines what needs to be done in support of the child aside from state guidelines of child support; the court calculates all sources of income of the person obliged then subtracting dues, taxes, health insurance, and other amounts determines the child support to be paid by the obligor, in case a person defies, law enforcements terminate licenses or any documents of operations (p.20-23). Employers’ payments until child support are paid. In child support, apart from termination of licenses and suing a person, the Texas law, the court can issue an order for an employer to withhold a salary until child support is paid. Such a court order can be reduced upon agreement in a court of better terms (Statsky, 2013, p.24). Every law concerning families and spouses has room for changes that can be passed by the court of code depending on the situation.
Divorce Decree
In marriage, events leading to a divorce are essential. In the case of innocent spouse relief, there are several conditions set by the IRS to refer to a spouse as harmless. According to Statsky (2013), if a spouse commits adultery, a felony is cruel, the couple has been separated for more than three years, and if a person ends up in a mental hospital for more than three years, then the innocent person is legible for filing a divorce (p.13). The process of divorce is complicated for both parties, and the law of the United States and Texas, in this case, does not authorize for lawful separation. The person at fault is judged as the respondent and the affected party as the petitioner. The law of the ground is created against the spouse who has not lived in the Teas region for more than six months, and they have to relocate. The IRS can follow up on the court’s orders, whether temporary or permanent, of the person at fault in the marriage, providing relief to the innocent spouse.