Sugar Land Criminal Defense Blog

Going through a divorce can be overwhelming. If you share children with your spouse, though, deciding how to parent them in a post-divorce world can be challenging. With the right parenting plan, you remove much of the uncertainty that comes from sharing physical custody. 

There is no such thing as a standard parenting plan. On the contrary, parents must decide how to split parental responsibilities in a productive way. That is, what works for another family may not be right for yours. While you probably want to address education, medical treatment and other important matters, there are some commonly overlooked provisions that may improve your parenting plan. Here are four subjects you may want to address.

Social media has become a weapon of the 21st century. It can be particularly lethal when used by teenagers against teenagers. The days of schoolyard bullying seem almost quaint by comparison to today's online rants that can pursue a child not just in the schoolyard but everywhere he or she goes in Texas. There is no safe haven. Such harassment may drive a person to execute an action they might not otherwise commit and leave the individual  in need of a juvenile defense.

A 16-year-old high school junior is accused of stabbing two people, one of whom died. The two teens confronted the accused in the driveway of her home. The dispute concerned a series of social media posts, some of which included threats. It is unclear whether the girl acted in self-defense.

Teenagers are easily influenced and often ready participants in activities that could lead them into trouble. Looking to fit in, gang initiation or even boredom can cause teens to engage in activities they might regret. Three Texas teens in Hallsville may have been involved in a home invasion case recently and may be in need of a juvenile defense.

They turned themselves in to police after they learned they were being sought in connection with two recent home invasions in the area. The police had warrants for their arrests and are charging them each with second-degree felony aggravated assault. The authorities say the victims of the home invasion reported that the perpetrators were armed and held them at gunpoint.

Adolescents are prone to making snap decisions and acting on those decisions. In the age of social media, such decisions and actions can come with dire consequences in Texas. People say things in the heat of a moment that they might not mean, or at least have no intention on following through on any implied threats. When the implied threats involve the stated intention of causing harm, the threats cannot be ignored and may cause an adolescent to be in need of a juvenile defense.

An adolescent girl was recently arrested after making threats against L.D. Bell High School located in Hurst. The threats were transmitted to about 15 students and staff over a period of three days. There was a brief lockdown when the threats were first discovered. The content of the messages indicated there would be a shooting at the school and that homemade explosives might also be used.