{"id":2017,"date":"2021-03-25T07:03:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2021-03-25T07:03:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:03:39","slug":"texas-grandmother-has-standing-to-file-custody-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-grandmother-has-standing-to-file-custody-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Grandmother Has Standing to File Custody Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2026 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-902725964-scaled\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iStock-902725964-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>In Texas custody cases, it can be very difficult for a non-parent to obtain custody or visitation of a child over the objection of a parent.\u00a0 In some circumstances, however, a non-parent (such as a grandparent) has the right to file suit seeking custody or visitation.\u00a0 One such circumstance is when the person has recently had care, custody, and control of the child for at least six months.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourth-court-of-appeals\/2021-04-20-00274-cv.pdf?ts=1616059269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent case<\/a>, a grandmother sought custody of her son\u2019s child after her son\u2019s death.\u00a0 According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the child was born in 2014.\u00a0 From 2014 to 2020, the child and parents lived in various places, including the paternal grandmother\u2019s home in Wilson County.\u00a0 From 2017 to 2019, the child went to daycare in Wilson County.\u00a0 From August 2019 to January 22, 2020, the parents and child lived with the paternal grandmother.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-grandmother-has-standing-to-file-custody-suit\/#more-2017\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Texas custody cases, it can be very difficult for a non-parent to obtain custody or visitation of a child over the objection of a parent.\u00a0 In some circumstances, however, a non-parent (such as a grandparent) has the right to file suit seeking custody or visitation.\u00a0 One such circumstance is when the person has recently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,195],"tags":[267,88,325,262,336,335,83,337,328,334],"class_list":["post-2017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody","category-grandparents-visitation","tag-access","tag-child-custody","tag-grandmother","tag-grandparents","tag-non-parent","tag-nonparent","tag-possession","tag-standing","tag-texas-family-code","tag-visitation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texas Grandmother Has Standing to File Custody Suit &#8212; 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