Visitation time is important as it is the time when children get to establish emotional relationships with their fathers. Texas law contains a Standard Possession Schedule. If there is a reason to vary from the standard, evidence must be provided to the court. The law creates rights as well as responsibilities. It is a give and take situation.
Children have a right to form their own opinions about their fathers.
If a mother tries to sway her child's opinion about the father, she may end up actually hurting the child. Studies show that a father is more likely to pay child support if he has a relationship with the child. Determine the child's legal name. State law requires the paternity decree to state the name that the child will use after paternity is established. The child's legal name may be changed to the last name of the father.