{"id":1233,"date":"2019-02-11T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2019-02-11T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:00:17","slug":"texas-appeals-court-upholds-geographic-residency-restriction-in-custody-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-upholds-geographic-residency-restriction-in-custody-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Upholds Geographic Residency Restriction in Custody Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When one parent wants to move away with the child, the court hearing the Texas custody case must determine whether the move is in the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 In making its determination, the court needs to consider the public policies set forth in the Texas Family Code.\u00a0 The court may also consider reasons for and against the move, opportunities the move will provide, accommodation of the child\u2019s needs and talents, relationships with extended family, visitation and communication with the noncustodial parent, the non-custodial parent\u2019s ability to relocate, and the child\u2019s age.\u00a0 The court may also consider the same factors to be considered in determining the best interest of the child generally.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/sixth-court-of-appeals\/2019-06-18-00070-cv.pdf?ts=1549461272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent case<\/a>, a mother challenged a geographic residency limitation the court placed on the child when she had planned to move.\u00a0 The mother filed for divorce and asked the court to appoint her as joint managing conservator and give her the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence.\u00a0 The father asked that the parties be appointed joint managing conservators, but also sought the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence.<\/p>\n<p>During the marriage, the couple had lived in Cass County.\u00a0 The child went to pre-K in Cass County, but both parents worked in Bowie County.\u00a0 After the separation, both parents moved to different areas of Bowie County and the child went to school where his mother lived.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-upholds-geographic-residency-restriction-in-custody-order\/#more-1233\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When one parent wants to move away with the child, the court hearing the Texas custody case must determine whether the move is in the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 In making its determination, the court needs to consider the public policies set forth in the Texas Family Code.\u00a0 The court may also consider reasons for and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-custody"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Texas Appeals Court Upholds Geographic Residency Restriction in Custody Order &#8212; 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