Child custody laws go unenforced in Texas

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"Records obtained by KFOX14 Investigates show there were more than 4,000 reports taken by the El Paso Police Department for child custody interference from 2016 to 2018. Of those cases, 229 were presented to the district attorney's office Only 11 were indicted. That's just 5 percent of cases presented." Read more on this story here. Unfortunately, child custody laws can be a tricky situation for law enforcement. Even when there is evidence that one parent is denying the other custody or visitation rights, there is no guarantee of a quick resolution. In the case of the jurisdiction of El Paso,…

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