{"id":1507,"date":"2020-01-15T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T15:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2020-01-15T09:30:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T15:30:40","slug":"texas-possession-order-cant-contravene-jury-verdict-on-primary-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-possession-order-cant-contravene-jury-verdict-on-primary-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Possession Order Can&#8217;t Contravene Jury Verdict on Primary Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A parent may demand a jury trial in a Texas custody case.\u00a0 After the jury decides certain foundational issues, the trial court then determines the specific terms and conditions.\u00a0 The Texas Family Code prohibits the court from contravening the jury\u2019s verdict on certain specified issues, including primary residence. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. \u00a7 105.002.<\/p>\n<p>A mother <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/thirteenth-court-of-appeals\/2020-13-19-00011-cv.pdf?ts=1578662065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently challenged<\/a> a trial court\u2019s possession order on the grounds it contravened the jury\u2019s verdict and was not in the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 The father petitioned to be named joint managing conservator with the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence when the child was two months old.\u00a0 The jury found the mother should have the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence within the state of Texas.\u00a0 Following a bench trial on possession and access, the trial court orally ordered the father would have \u201cweek on\/week off\u201d possession.<\/p>\n<p>The court issued a final order appointing the parents joint managing conservators with the mother having the exclusive right to designate the primary residence in Texas.\u00a0 The order also granted the father week-on\/week-off possession until the child turned five and started kindergarten.\u00a0 In August 2022, the father would be subject to a standard possession order.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-possession-order-cant-contravene-jury-verdict-on-primary-residence\/#more-1507\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A parent may demand a jury trial in a Texas custody case.\u00a0 After the jury decides certain foundational issues, the trial court then determines the specific terms and conditions.\u00a0 The Texas Family Code prohibits the court from contravening the jury\u2019s verdict on certain specified issues, including primary residence. 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