A person who, before appointment as a parenting facilitator in a suit, served in any other professional capacity with a person who is a party to, or subject of, the suit, or with any member of the family of a party or subject, may not serve as parenting facilitator in a suit involving any family member who is a party to or subject of the suit. (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. 9, eff. In a suit, there is a rebuttable presumption that the standard possession order in Subchapter F: (1) provides reasonable minimum possession of a child for a parent named as a possessory conservator or joint managing conservator; and. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, CHAPTER 153. (d) A conservator commits an offense if the conservator fails to provide notice in the manner required by Subsections (b) and (c), or Subsections (b-1) and (c-1), as applicable. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 774, Sec. 972 (S.B. The court shall render an order that grants periods of possession of the child as similar as possible to those provided by the standard possession order if the work schedule or other special circumstances of the managing conservator, the possessory conservator, or the child, or the year-round school schedule of the child, make the standard order unworkable or inappropriate. 153.003. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1999. INTERVIEW OF CHILD IN CHAMBERS. VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF POSSESSION REBUTS PARENTAL PRESUMPTION. 153.3721. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A request for findings of fact under this section must conform to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. (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. 23, eff. If a parenting facilitator is appointed, the court shall order appropriate measures be taken to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the party who filed the objection. (6) if a conservator, the mother shall have possession of the child beginning at 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding Mother's Day and ending on Mother's Day at 6 p.m., provided that, if she is not otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to present possession of the child, she picks up the child from the residence of the conservator entitled to possession and returns the child to that same place. (b) A court may not render an order that conditions the right of a conservator to possession of or access to a child on the payment of child support. Texas Family Code - FAM 153.317. (a) If elected by a conservator, the court shall alter the standard possession order under Sections 153.312, 153.314, and 153.315 to provide for one or more of the following alternative beginning and ending possession times for the described periods of possession, unless the court finds that the election is not in the best interest of the child: (1) for weekend periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(1) during the regular school term: (A) beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed; (B) ending at the time the child's school resumes after the weekend; or. 20, Sec. 1228), Sec. (4) the potential physical or psychological harm to the child if the child is abducted to a foreign country. The term does not include National Guard or Reserve annual training. 896 (H.B. For purposes of this subsection, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. family violence concerns. 277 (H.B. 153.001. TX Expanded Standard Possession Order Divorce can significantly transform the relationship between parents and their children. 751, Sec. 112 (H.B. (b) If the conservator described by Subsection (a) petitions the court under Subsection (a), the court: (1) shall compute the periods of possession or access to the child described by Subsection (a)(1); and. (a) If a weekend period of possession of the possessory conservator coincides with a student holiday or teacher in-service day that falls on a Monday during the regular school term, as determined by the school in which the child is enrolled, or with a federal, state, or local holiday that falls on a Monday during the summer months in which school is not in session, the weekend possession shall end at 6 p.m. on Monday. (b) A parenting facilitator shall keep a detailed record regarding meetings and contacts with the parties, attorneys, or other persons involved in the suit. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2005. 20, Sec. (2) is not required to award additional periods of possession of or access to the child that equals the possession or access to which the conservator would have been entitled during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, as computed under Subsection (b)(1). 495), Sec. 2, eff. VISITATION CENTERS AND VISITATION EXCHANGE FACILITIES. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (f) A parenting facilitator shall promptly and simultaneously disclose to each party's attorney, any attorney for a child who is a subject of the suit, and any party who does not have an attorney the existence and substance of any communication between the parenting facilitator and another person, including a party, a party's attorney, a child who is the subject of the suit, and any attorney for a child who is the subject of the suit, if the communication occurred outside of a parenting facilitator session and involved the substance of parenting facilitation. 12(1), eff. 153.071. 261), Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) In making an appointment authorized by this section, the court shall consider whether, preceding the filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit: (1) a party engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004; (2) a party engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect; or. The court may render an order for periods of possession of a child that vary from the standard possession order based on the agreement of the parties. September 1, 2007. 1, eff. Sec. On request by a party, an attorney for a party, or any attorney for a child who is the subject of the suit, a person under consideration for appointment as a parenting facilitator in the suit shall provide proof that the person satisfies the minimum qualifications required by this section. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. April 20, 1995. (8) include in the court's order provisions: (A) identifying the United States as the country of habitual residence of the child; (B) defining the basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction; and. (c) If the court finds that there is credible evidence of a risk of abduction of the child by a parent of the child based on the court's consideration of the factors in Subsection (a), the court may also consider evidence regarding the following factors to evaluate the risk of international abduction of the child by a parent: (1) whether the parent is undergoing a change in status with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service that would adversely affect that parent's ability to legally remain in the United States; (2) whether the parent's application for United States citizenship has been denied by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; (3) whether the parent has forged or presented misleading or false evidence to obtain a visa, a passport, a social security card, or any other identification card or has made any misrepresentation to the United States government; or. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1397, Sec. (b) Evidence of a false report of child abuse is admissible in a suit between the involved parties regarding the terms of conservatorship of a child. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TITLE IV-D PROCEEDINGS. 1036, Sec. 1181 (H.B. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (B) approaching the child at any location other than a site designated for supervised visitation; (4) order passport and travel controls, including controls that: (A) prohibit the parent and any person acting on the parent's behalf from removing the child from this state or the United States; (B) require the parent to surrender any passport issued in the child's name, including any passport issued in the name of both the parent and the child; and. 1, eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER INAPPROPRIATE OR UNWORKABLE. 153.251. (e) It is a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of a child for a parent to have unsupervised visitation with the child if credible evidence is presented of a history or pattern of past or present child neglect or abuse or family violence by: (2) any person who resides in that parent's household or who is permitted by that parent to have unsupervised access to the child during that parent's periods of possession of or access to the child. 9, eff. ABDUCTION RISK FACTORS. 484 (H.B. 1, eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. September 1, 2017. 12(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. This subsection does not apply to a person whose only other service in a professional capacity with a family or any member of a family that is a party to or the subject of a suit to which this section applies is as a teacher of coparenting skills in a class conducted in a group setting. this Standard Possession Order starts immediately and applies to all periods of possession occurring on and after the date the Court signs the Order to which the Standard Possession Order is attached. September 1, 2005. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2015. (3) is signed by the party's attorney, if any, who is present at the time the agreement is signed. PARENTS WHO RESIDE OVER 100 MILES APART. Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 153.6101. 727 (S.B. 1.049, eff. April 20, 1995. If a parenting coordinator is appointed, the court shall order appropriate measures be taken to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the party who filed the objection. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. (2) incorporated into an order signed by the court. On request by the court, the parties, or the parties' attorneys, the parenting coordinator shall sign a statement of agreement to comply with those guidelines and submit the statement to the court on acceptance of the appointment. 252), Sec. 1.045, eff. September 1, 2009. 1036, Sec. 2, eff. Standard & Expanded Possession Order Calendar in Texas (2022) Updated: Jan 3, 2022 A standard possession order is defined by the Texas Family Code Section 153.252 and is intended to protect the best interest of the children. (B) specify that the conservator may determine the child's primary residence without regard to geographic location; (2) specify the rights and duties of each parent regarding the child's physical care, support, and education; (3) include provisions to minimize disruption of the child's education, daily routine, and association with friends; (4) allocate between the parents, independently, jointly, or exclusively, all of the remaining rights and duties of a parent as provided by Chapter 151; and. Sec. 421 (S.B. Sec. 7, eff. 482 (H.B. 20, eff. TITLE 5. 37, eff. 1. 1.046, eff. In a standard possession order, "school" means the elementary or secondary school in which the child is enrolled or, if the child is not enrolled in an elementary or secondary school, the public school district in which the child primarily resides. (C) beginning at the time described by Paragraph (A) and ending at the time described by Paragraph (B); (2) for Thursday periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(2): (B) ending at the time the child's school resumes on Friday; or. Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2001. The agreement must state whether the arbitration is binding or non-binding. (a) A person who has a conflict of interest with, or has previous knowledge of, a party or a child who is the subject of a suit must, before being appointed as parenting facilitator in a suit: (1) disclose the conflict or previous knowledge to the court, each attorney for a party, any attorney for a child, and any party who does not have an attorney; and. 153.135. REQUIREMENT OF PARENTING PLAN IN FINAL ORDER. 1113 (H.B. 916 (H.B. (3) the 30th day after the date the final protective order was issued, if the notice is required by Subsection (b-1)(3). If both parents are appointed as conservators of the child, the court shall specify the rights and duties of a parent that are to be exercised: (2) by the joint agreement of the parents; and. 153.316. 1012), Sec. Sec. 896 (H.B. The Standard Possession Order also sets forth specific times and days when the parents must pick up and return their child. (ii) the possessory conservator and managing conservator lived in the same residence at any time during a six-month period preceding the date on which a suit for dissolution of the marriage was filed and the possessory conservator's county of residence remains the same and the managing conservator's county of residence changes after they no longer live in the same residence, effective on the date the order is rendered; (4) if the possessory conservator elects to end a period of possession at the time the child's school resumes, the possessory conservator shall surrender the child to the managing conservator at the end of each period of possession at the school in which the child is enrolled; (5) each conservator shall return with the child the personal effects that the child brought at the beginning of the period of possession; (6) either parent may designate a competent adult to pick up and return the child, as applicable; a parent or a designated competent adult shall be present when the child is picked up or returned; (7) a parent shall give notice to the person in possession of the child on each occasion that the parent will be unable to exercise that parent's right of possession for a specified period; (8) written notice, including notice provided by electronic mail or facsimile, shall be deemed to have been timely made if received or, if applicable, postmarked before or at the time that notice is due; and. 949, Sec. A requirement in a parenting plan that a party initiate or participate in a dispute resolution process before filing a court action does not apply to an action: (1) to modify the parenting plan in an emergency; (3) alleging that the child's present circumstances will significantly impair the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development; (5) in which the party shows that enforcement of the requirement is precluded or limited by Section 153.0071. 7, eff. 484 (H.B. The court shall appoint as a possessory conservator a parent who is not appointed as a sole or joint managing conservator unless it finds that the appointment is not in the best interest of the child and that parental possession or access would endanger the physical or emotional welfare of the child. 20, Sec. 1. (d) If due to hardship the parties are unable to pay the fees of a parenting coordinator, and a domestic relations office or a comparable county agency is not available under Subsection (c), the court, if feasible, may appoint a person who meets the minimum qualifications prescribed by Section 153.610, including an employee of the court, to act as a parenting coordinator on a volunteer basis and without compensation. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED SOLE MANAGING CONSERVATOR. Sec. (d) The actions of a parenting coordinator who is not an attorney do not constitute the practice of law. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1113 (H.B. SUBCHAPTER D. PARENT APPOINTED AS POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. The Court ORDERS that in this Possession Order the conservators are called Parent A and . Sec. 1181 (H.B. 27, eff. (2) through an oral statement made in open court on the record. 153.015. 1036, Sec. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9, Sec. It is a rebuttable presumption that the appointment of a parent as the sole managing conservator of a child or as the conservator who has the exclusive right to determine the primary residence of a child is not in the best interest of the child if credible evidence is presented of a history or pattern of past or present child neglect, or physical or sexual abuse by that parent directed against the other parent, a spouse, or a child. Thursdays 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. during the school year or your order may state it starts when the child's school is regularly dismissed and ends when the child's school resumes (Wednesdays if the order was signed before September 1, 2005) Weekends may be back to back. September 1, 2005. 153.602. 1181 (H.B. 18, eff. NONPARENT APPOINTED AS JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. Sec. (a) Not later than the 90th day after the date a conservator without the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child who is a member of the armed services concludes the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty, the conservator may petition the court to: (1) compute the periods of possession of or access to the child to which the conservator would have otherwise been entitled during the conservator's deployment; and. (2) the person appointed has the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.610, as documented by the person, unless those requirements have been waived by the court with the agreement of the parties in accordance with Section 153.610(c). After an objection is filed, a parenting coordinator may not be appointed unless, on the request of a party, a hearing is held and the court finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not support the objection. 1012), Sec. June 18, 2005. 561, Sec. 751, Sec. 10, eff. The Texas Family Code presumes the SPO is the minimum amount of parenting time (possession) unless evidence is presented to the court showing why it is not in the child's best interest, such as: little or no prior contact with the child. 1237), Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. 279), Sec. 1, eff. 1113 (H.B. 14, eff. DUTIES OF PARENTING FACILITATOR. (3) any other factor the court considers appropriate. 3, eff. 3203), Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (9) to manage the estate of the child to the extent the estate has been created by the parent or the parent's family. Sept. 1, 2003. These standard possession order options are provided to the noncustodial parent to choose from at the time the order is being completed unless the court finds a selection is not in the best interest of the child.
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