{"id":1905,"date":"2021-01-19T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:05:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:05:19","slug":"standard-possession-presumption-does-not-apply-to-child-under-three-in-texas-custody-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/standard-possession-presumption-does-not-apply-to-child-under-three-in-texas-custody-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Possession Presumption Does Not Apply to Child Under Three in Texas Custody Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1914 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-839381426\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iStock-839381426-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/>Texas family law includes a presumption that parents should be appointed joint managing conservators.\u00a0 The law does not require, however, that the parents be given equal possession just because they are joint managing conservators.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.135.\u00a0 There is a rebuttable presumption that the standard possession order is in the child\u2019s best interest, but that presumption only applies to children who are at least three years old.\u00a0 For younger children, the court must consider \u201call relevant factors.\u201d\u00a0 The statute specifically requires the court consider who provided care before and during the proceedings, how separation from either party may affect the child, the availability and willingness of the parties to care for the child, and the child\u2019s needs, along with other specified factors. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.254.<\/p>\n<p>A father recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/third-court-of-appeals\/2021-03-20-00177-cv.pdf?ts=1610025400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">challenged<\/a> the possession schedule and decision-making authority granted to the mother, arguing in part that the court should have awarded equal time or the standard possession schedule.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/standard-possession-presumption-does-not-apply-to-child-under-three-in-texas-custody-case\/#more-1905\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas family law includes a presumption that parents should be appointed joint managing conservators.\u00a0 The law does not require, however, that the parents be given equal possession just because they are joint managing conservators.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.135.\u00a0 There is a rebuttable presumption that the standard possession order is in the child\u2019s best interest, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,16,162,4,25],"tags":[267,54,88,63,5,83,266,211,268],"class_list":["post-1905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody","category-child-support","category-coparenting","category-divorce","category-parental-rights","tag-access","tag-child","tag-child-custody","tag-child-support","tag-divorce-2","tag-possession","tag-possession-and-access","tag-possession-schedule","tag-standard-possession-schedule"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Standard Possession Presumption Does Not Apply to Child Under Three in Texas Custody Case &#8212; 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