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TX Fam Code § 153.3171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter F. Standard Possession Order|Section 153.3171. Beginning and Ending Possession Times for Parents Who Reside 50 Miles or Less Apart

Sec. 153.3171.  BEGINNING AND ENDING POSSESSION TIMES FOR PARENTS WHO RESIDE 50 MILES OR LESS APART. Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 1936), Sec. 1   (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the possessory conservator resides not more than 50 miles from the primary residence of the child, the court shall alter the standard possession order under Sections 153.312, 153.314, and 153.315 to provide that the conservator has the right to possession of the child as if the conservator had made the elections for alternative beginning and ending possession times under Sections 153.317(a)(1)(C), (2)(C), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)(C), (8), and (9). Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 2 (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the possessory conservator resides not more than 50 miles from the primary residence of the child, the court shall alter the standard possession order under Sections 153.312, 153.314, and 153.315 to provide that the conservator has the right to possession of the child as if the conservator had made the elections for alternative beginning and ending possession times under Sections 153.317(a)(1)(C), (2)(C), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)(C), and (8).(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply if:(1)  the possessory conservator declines one or more of the alternative beginning and ending possession times under Subsection (a) in a written document filed with the court or through an oral statement made in open court on the record;(2)  the court is denying, restricting, or limiting the possessory conservator's possession of or access to the child in the best interest of the child under Section 153.004; or(3)  the court finds that one or more of the alternative beginning and ending possession times under Subsection (a) are not in the best interest of the child, including:(A)  because the distances between residences make the possession schedule described by Subsection (a) unworkable or inappropriate considering the circumstances of the parties or the area in which the parties reside;(B)  because before the filing of the suit, the possessory conservator did not frequently and continuously exercise the rights and duties of a parent with respect to the child; or(C)  for any other reason the court considers relevant.(c)  On the request of a party, the court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the order under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 1936), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 153.371 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.371. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Appointed as Sole Managing Conservator

Sec. 153.371.  RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT APPOINTED AS SOLE MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services appointed as a managing conservator of the child has the following rights and duties:(1)  the right to have physical possession and to direct the moral and religious training of the child;(2)  the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;(3)  the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, shelter, education, and medical, psychological, and dental care;(4)  the right to consent for the child to medical, psychiatric, psychological, dental, and surgical treatment and to have access to the child's medical records;(5)  the right to receive and give receipt for payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the benefit of the child;(6)  the right to the services and earnings of the child;(7)  the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment in the armed forces of the United States;(8)  the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;(9)  except when a guardian of the child's estate or a guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;(10)  the right to designate the primary residence of the child and to make decisions regarding the child's education;(11)  if the parent-child relationship has been terminated with respect to the parents, or only living parent, or if there is no living parent, the right to consent to the adoption of the child and to make any other decision concerning the child that a parent could make; and(12)  the right to:(A)  apply for a passport for the child;(B)  renew the child's passport; and(C)  maintain possession of the child's passport.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 949, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.044, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (H.B. 555), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 153.372 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.372. Nonparent Appointed as Joint Managing Conservator

Sec. 153.372.  NONPARENT APPOINTED AS JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  (a)  A nonparent, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency appointed as a joint managing conservator may serve in that capacity with either another nonparent or with a parent of the child.(b)  The procedural and substantive standards regarding an agreed or court-ordered joint managing conservatorship provided by Subchapter C  apply to a nonparent joint managing conservator.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.045, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 153.3721 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.3721. Access to Certain Records by Nonparent Joint Managing Conservator

Sec. 153.3721.  ACCESS TO CERTAIN RECORDS BY NONPARENT JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent joint managing conservator has the right of access to the medical records of the child, without regard to whether the right is specified in the order. |Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 949, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 153.373 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.373. Voluntary Surrender of Possession Rebuts Parental Presumption

Sec. 153.373.  VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF POSSESSION REBUTS PARENTAL PRESUMPTION.  The presumption that a parent should be appointed or retained as managing conservator of the child is rebutted if the court finds that:(1)  the parent has voluntarily relinquished actual care, control, and possession of the child to a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services for a period of one year or more, a portion of which was within 90 days preceding the date of intervention in or filing of the suit; and(2)  the appointment of the nonparent, agency, or Department of Family and Protective Services as managing conservator is in the best interest of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.046, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 153.374 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.374. Designation of Managing Conservator in Affidavit of Relinquishment

Sec. 153.374.  DESIGNATION OF MANAGING CONSERVATOR IN AFFIDAVIT OF RELINQUISHMENT.  (a)  A parent may designate a competent person, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency to serve as managing conservator of the child in an unrevoked or irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights executed as provided by Chapter 161.(b)  The person, Department of Family and Protective Services, or agency designated to serve as managing conservator shall be appointed managing conservator unless the court finds that the appointment would not be in the best interest of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.047, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 153.375 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.375. Annual Report by Nonparent Managing Conservator

Sec. 153.375.  ANNUAL REPORT BY NONPARENT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  (a)  A nonparent appointed as a managing conservator of a child shall each 12 months after the appointment file with the court a report of facts concerning the child's welfare, including the child's whereabouts and physical condition.(b)  The report may not be admitted in evidence in a subsequent suit.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 153.376 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.376. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Possessory Conservator

Sec. 153.376.  RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR.  (a)  Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services appointed as a possessory conservator has the following rights and duties during the period of possession:(1)  the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;(2)  the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, and shelter; and(3)  the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child.(b)  A nonparent possessory conservator has any other right or duty specified in the order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.048, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 153.377 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator|Section 153.377. Access to Child's Records

Sec. 153.377.  ACCESS TO CHILD'S RECORDS.  A nonparent possessory conservator has the right of access to medical, dental, psychological, and educational records of the child to the same extent as the managing conservator, without regard to whether the right is specified in the order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 153.431 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter H. Rights of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle|Section 153.431. Appointment of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle as Managing Conservator

Sec. 153.431.  APPOINTMENT OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  If both of the parents of a child are deceased, the court may consider appointment of a parent, sister, or brother of a deceased parent as a managing conservator of the child, but that consideration does not alter or diminish the discretionary power of the court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 484 (H.B. 261), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 153.432 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter H. Rights of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle|Section 153.432. Suit for Possession or Access by Grandparent

Sec. 153.432.  SUIT FOR POSSESSION OR ACCESS BY GRANDPARENT.  (a)  A biological or adoptive grandparent may request possession of or access to a grandchild by filing:(1)  an original suit; or(2)  a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.(b)  A grandparent may request possession of or access to a grandchild in a suit filed for the sole purpose of requesting the relief, without regard to whether the appointment of a managing conservator is an issue in the suit.(c)  In a suit described by Subsection (a), the person filing the suit must execute and attach an affidavit on knowledge or belief that contains, along with supporting facts, the allegation that denial of possession of or access to the child by the petitioner would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional well-being.  The court shall deny the relief sought and dismiss the suit unless the court determines that the facts stated in the affidavit, if true, would be sufficient to support the relief authorized under Section 153.433.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 484 (H.B. 261), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 153.433 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter H. Rights of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle|Section 153.433. Possession of or Access to Grandchild

Sec. 153.433.  POSSESSION OF OR ACCESS TO GRANDCHILD.  (a)  The court may order reasonable possession of or access to a grandchild by a grandparent if:(1)  at the time the relief is requested, at least one biological or adoptive parent of the child has not had that parent's parental rights terminated;(2)  the grandparent requesting possession of or access to the child overcomes the presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of the parent's child by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that denial of possession of or access to the child would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional well-being; and(3)  the grandparent requesting possession of or access to the child is a parent of a parent of the child and that parent of the child:(A)  has been incarcerated in jail or prison during the three-month period preceding the filing of the petition;(B)  has been found by a court to be incompetent;(C)  is dead; or(D)  does not have actual or court-ordered possession of or access to the child.(b)  An order granting possession of or access to a child by a grandparent that is rendered over a parent's objections must state, with specificity that:(1)  at the time the relief was requested, at least one biological or adoptive parent of the child had not had that parent's parental rights terminated;(2)  the grandparent requesting possession of or access to the child has overcome the presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of the parent's child by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the denial of possession of or access to the child would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional well-being; and(3)  the grandparent requesting possession of or access to the child is a parent of a parent of the child and that parent of the child:(A)  has been incarcerated in jail or prison during the three-month period preceding the filing of the petition;(B)  has been found by a court to be incompetent;(C)  is dead; or(D)  does not have actual or court-ordered possession of or access to the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1397, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 484 (H.B. 261), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fam Code § 153.434 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter H. Rights of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle|Section 153.434. Limitation on Right to Request Possession or Access

Sec. 153.434.  LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO REQUEST POSSESSION OR ACCESS.  A biological or adoptive grandparent may not request possession of or access to a grandchild if:(1)  each of the biological parents of the grandchild has:(A)  died;(B)  had the person's parental rights terminated; or(C)  executed an affidavit of waiver of interest in child or an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights under Chapter 161 and the affidavit designates the Department of Family and Protective Services, a licensed child-placing agency, or a person other than the child's stepparent as the managing conservator of the child; and(2)  the grandchild has been adopted, or is the subject of a pending suit for adoption, by a person other than the child's stepparent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.049, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 153.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter I. Prevention of International Parental Child Abduction|Section 153.501. Necessity of Measures to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction

Sec. 153.501.  NECESSITY OF MEASURES TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION.  (a)  In a suit, if credible evidence is presented to the court indicating a potential risk of the international abduction of a child by a parent of the child, the court, on its own motion or at the request of a party to the suit, shall determine under this section whether it is necessary for the court to take one or more of the measures described by Section 153.503 to protect the child from the risk of abduction by the parent.(b)  In determining whether to take any of the measures described by Section 153.503, the court shall consider:(1)  the public policies of this state described by Section 153.001(a) and the consideration of the best interest of the child under Section 153.002;(2)  the risk of international abduction of the child by a parent of the child based on the court's evaluation of the risk factors described by Section 153.502;(3)  any obstacles to locating, recovering, and returning the child if the child is abducted to a foreign country;  and(4)  the potential physical or psychological harm to the child if the child is abducted to a foreign country.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 612, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|