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\"iStock-483613578\"A geographic restriction in a Texas custody order helps ensure the parent without physical custody has access to the child, but it can also impose severe limitations on the mobility of the parent with physical custody of the child.\u00a0 In a recent case, a mother challenged<\/a> the imposition of a geographic restriction on the child’s primary residence by the trial court after a jury found she should be the child\u2019s sole managing conservator.<\/p>\n

Modification Suit Filed After Prior Order<\/h3>\n

The final divorce decree named the parents joint managing conservators and gave the mother the exclusive right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence within a specific county.\u00a0 The father later petitioned for modification, seeking the right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence. The mother asked the court to remove the father as a joint managing conservator and name her sole managing conservator with the exclusive rights set forth in Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.132, including the right to designate the primary residence.\u00a0 She also asked for an additional $100 per month in child support.<\/p>\n

The jury found the mother should be appointed the sole managing conservator.\u00a0 No other issues were presented to the jury. The judge\u2019s letter ruling indicated she wanted to place a geographical restriction on the mother\u2019s right to designate the child\u2019s primary residence, but was uncertain of the court\u2019s authority to do so under the circumstances.\u00a0 The letter ruling stated the court imposed the geographic restriction if both parties\u2019 counsel agreed it could, but not if counsel agreed it could not.\u00a0 If counsel disagreed as to whether the court could impose the restriction, the court requested they provide authorities on the issue. The trial court denied the modification of the child-support obligation.<\/p>\n

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A geographic restriction in a Texas custody order helps ensure the parent without physical custody has access to the child, but it can also impose severe limitations on the mobility of the parent with physical custody of the child.\u00a0 In a recent case, a mother challenged the imposition of a geographic restriction on the child’s 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