Texas Residence Restrictions

Issue: Case in Dallas County, involving an infant. W was from a northern state, and had come to Texas briefly to live with H near his family. W returned to her home state when marriage didn't work out.
Result: Won "residence restriction/move back." We filed immediately so that Texas could be claimed as home state. We had hearing and court ordered W to return the child to Texas.

Issue: Mother requested jury trial in an attempt to persuade the jury to allow her to move the parties’ child to the foreign country where she was from.
Result: Won jury trial. Father was awarded joint custody and the jury denied his ex-wife's request to move the child out of the country.