{"id":1963,"date":"2021-02-21T22:33:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T04:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2021-02-21T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T04:34:14","slug":"supervised-visitation-not-required-for-texas-mother-after-sobriety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/supervised-visitation-not-required-for-texas-mother-after-sobriety\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervised Visitation Not Required for Texas Mother after Sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1970 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-1271310078\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1271310078-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>In Texas custody cases, a court may only issue an order denying possession of a child or imposing restrictions or limitations on a parent\u2019s right to possession to the extent necessary to protect the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.193. Thus, a court may only order that a parent\u2019s visitation with a child be supervised if doing so is in the child\u2019s best interest.<\/p>\n<p>A father <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/thirteenth-court-of-appeals\/2020-13-20-00061-cv.pdf?ts=1609334166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently challenged<\/a> a court\u2019s denial of his request for supervised visitation and drug testing of the mother.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/supervised-visitation-not-required-for-texas-mother-after-sobriety\/#more-1963\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In Texas custody cases, a court may only issue an order denying possession of a child or imposing restrictions or limitations on a parent\u2019s right to possession to the extent necessary to protect the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.193. 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