Texas law assumes that most divorcing parents will be made joint managing conservators of their children. This does not mean that the child will live half of the time with Dad and half with Mom. Conservatorship or (custody as most people call it); involves the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of parents, not how much time they have the kids. In the typical joint managing conservator order, both parents share most rights, such as the power to consult with school officials and doctors about the child. Some rights belong to a parent only when they have the child (such as the power to discipline). Often one parent or other is considered the primary parent which is the parent with whom the child lives most of the time.
In the usual joint managing order, only one parent is given the right to decide where the child will live. Sometimes the divorce decree will require a parent to get court permission before changing a child’s residence or will limit the residence to a certain county or city, mostr courts now have a restriction regarding the county or counties in which the children will live. If you wich to be able to move with your children, you must ask the court for that right or have the right agreed upon befor the divorce or order of conservatorship or custody is entered.
In some cases, one parent is named a child’s sole managing conservator and is given more of the parental rights that are usually shared. In such cases, the other parent is typically appointed the child’s possessory conservator with visitation privileges, and more limited decision making rightd regarding the children.
J. Elaine Mosher can inform you of all your visitation rights according to your situation and inform you on Texas Code; she is capable and has the knowledge and experience ro fight for the rights you are seeking with regards to your child or children.
In the usual joint managing order, only one parent is given the right to decide where the child will live. Sometimes the divorce decree will require a parent to get court permission before changing a child’s residence or will limit the residence to a certain county or city, mostr courts now have a restriction regarding the county or counties in which the children will live. If you wich to be able to move with your children, you must ask the court for that right or have the right agreed upon befor the divorce or order of conservatorship or custody is entered.
In some cases, one parent is named a child’s sole managing conservator and is given more of the parental rights that are usually shared. In such cases, the other parent is typically appointed the child’s possessory conservator with visitation privileges, and more limited decision making rightd regarding the children.
J. Elaine Mosher can inform you of all your visitation rights according to your situation and inform you on Texas Code; she is capable and has the knowledge and experience ro fight for the rights you are seeking with regards to your child or children.
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