Recent content by txmom512

Honestly - in Texas, DFPS is stretched so far beyond its limits right now that they've got little kids living in DFPS offices... If the kid is 17 and has a safe place to go - they are most likely going to tell that kid to go there. And if the kid has already left and is in a safe place, they...

t - please stop - this OP is asking for legal advice and answers to legal questions, people are posting legal advice and answers to OPs questions but you are muddying up the responses with opinions that are not legal, just your opinions and non-legal responses regarding grandparents. They really...

Wow. That's talent right there.... :)

Why do your daughters phones keep breaking? Do they not have a phone case? I know our T-Mobile store staff get really antsy if you want to leave their store without a phone case for your phone. And seriously - you can get a really nice phone case for about $8 on Amazon. If they are in a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Anywhere Proserpina, I think you've posted that before - what would constitute being an unfit parent versus what wouldn't. This sure would be a great sticky to have on this board, it would be a great reference for those who get confused when...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX NCP texts CP that NCP will be picking up child at 7pm the following week. The pickup time in the CO is 5pm. On 1pm the day of pickup, NCP texts CP again to remind CP that the child will be picked up at 5pm. CP texts back that since the...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? n/a for this one Didn't want this to get lost in responses, since several people asked for it... :) It is called "Living with the Active Alert Child". Linda Budd, PhD. The person who gave me the name of it said she follows it pretty closely and...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas Divorce was final in 1997. Ex left in '96 when dd was 5 weeks old. Since then he's been in and out of prison. DD has seen him twice - once when she was 7, and he came to her 8th birthday party. She's now nearly 14. I heard from ex's family...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX All this talk about doctors and medical records got me thinking about something. I'm a single mom, I don't get, and have never gotten any child support, and sometimes it's a struggle. (Dad's never bothered to have anything to do w/ dd at all...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX An interesting article that's on CNN.Com today... Raising healthy, happy kids through a divorce - CNN.com RAISING HEALTHY, HAPPY KIDS THROUGH A DIVORCE By Hayley Krischer, Parenting.com February 25, 2010 10:09 a.m. EST (PARENTING.com) -- My...

This is somewhat (well it is) off-topic. But it's so sad - it sure makes you appreciate what you've got... 21-year-old raises money for her funeral

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? anywhere I came across this article - I know this isn't having to do w/ legal advice, but it is on topic - having to do w/ parents who move away... Newsweek - Distant Parents MY TURN (NEWSWEEK FEBRUARY 15, 1999) MY LONG-DISTANCE LIFE BY NICK...

What is the name of your state? TX Down at the end of our street there is a yard with a fence with tall metal bars that are at least six inches apart and there are two pit bulls in that yard. My 11 yr old daughter had her maltese on his leash, but he got away from her. By the time we had...