{"id":1865,"date":"2021-01-10T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T18:38:31","slug":"texas-court-should-have-applied-parental-presumption-even-when-parent-lived-outside-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-should-have-applied-parental-presumption-even-when-parent-lived-outside-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Should Have Applied Parental Presumption Even When Parent Lived Outside U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1893 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1183307633.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-1183307633\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1183307633.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1183307633-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1183307633-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1183307633-213x120.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>Texas family law has a strong presumption that it is in the child\u2019s best interest to give custody to a parent. Generally, the court must appoint sole managing conservatorship to the parent instead of a non-parent unless it finds doing so would not be in the child\u2019s best interest due to significant impairment of the child\u2019s emotional development or physical health. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.131(a). What if the parent lives in another country? A Texas appeals court <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/third-court-of-appeals\/2020-03-20-00413-cv.pdf?ts=1607692661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently<\/a> considered this issue.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-should-have-applied-parental-presumption-even-when-parent-lived-outside-u-s\/#more-1865\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas family law has a strong presumption that it is in the child\u2019s best interest to give custody to a parent. 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