Imagine sitting down and talking to a mother who fears she will lose her children to her husband who makes a lot of money and has a good community reputation, but is secretly verbally abusive. As a mother, you want to keep your children away from the abuse even if it means the children’s quality of life will decrease after divorce. Or, imagine you are a well-educated father who spends many hours at work and wants custody of his children so they can remain in the same school district and keep the routine with which they are familiar.
Children are people, but sometimes they are treated like possessions in a divorce or visitation dispute. When a couple divorces, a custody battle outlines the legal framework for who will become the child’s dominant parent based on the best interest of the child. Each parent has certain legal rights, but additional rights may be given to a single parent. A cultural norm has traditionally favored mothers as the custodial parent, but that is changing. Fathers are fighting for longer visitation or to be the custodial parent.
The Law Office of Steven C Benke represents mothers and fathers on many child custody issues including military divorce, visitation rights, and modification of visitation rights. Culture is shifting, and while some attorneys may not recognize a father’s desires to be the custodial parent, Steven C. Benke is prepared to fight for fathers who would represent the best interest of the child. Ultimately, the Law Office of Steven C. Benke designs a custody agreement that represents the best interest of the child first, yet is fair for both parents.
Every case is unique and the variables surrounding divorce and lifestyle heavily influence court decisions in child custody cases. Experienced attorneys have an obligation to their clients, but also to the children who often do not understand the proceedings. As courts balance the needs of children with parents’ legal rights, attorneys do their best to prepare information that helps the custody process.
The Law Office of Steven C Benke knows parenting extends beyond reading books, changing diapers, making meals, and helping with homework. The parent who represents the child’s best interest is more than a lifestyle provider; he or she is a nurturer and will provide children with a meaningful existence. Protecting the rights of parents and the interests of children is a specialty of the Law Office of Steven C Benke.
Steven C Benke is an experienced San Antonio Divorce Attorney who is willing to stand up and fight for fairness for mothers, fathers, and most importantly, for children. Steven C Benke, San Antonio Divorce Attorney specializes in divorce and child custody. If you are fighting for custody, want to have visitation rights amended, or are in a military divorce where children are involved, contact his office at (210) 308-0004 today.