{"id":2303,"date":"2021-12-05T22:52:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T04:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2021-12-05T22:52:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T04:52:41","slug":"child-interviews-and-extracurricular-activity-expenses-in-texas-custody-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/child-interviews-and-extracurricular-activity-expenses-in-texas-custody-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Interviews and Extracurricular-Activity Expenses in Texas Custody Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1381 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5thingsdivorcecourt_header-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"5thingsdivorcecourt_header-300x163\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5thingsdivorcecourt_header-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5thingsdivorcecourt_header-222x120.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5thingsdivorcecourt_header.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.009(a) requires the court in a Texas custody case to interview a child who is at least 12 years old to determine their wishes regarding custody, \u201con the application of a party. . . \u201c A father <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourth-court-of-appeals\/2021-04-20-00421-cv.pdf?ts=1637760303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently<\/a> challenged a court\u2019s failure to interview the children in a custody case.<\/p>\n<p>The mother petitioned to increase child support for the parties\u2019 three teenage children and require the father to pay their extracurricular expenses.\u00a0 The father asked to be named the primary managing conservator with the exclusive right to designate the children\u2019s primary residence.<\/p>\n<p>The parties stipulated that $2,760 was the amount the father should pay under the Texas Family Code&#8217;s &#8220;guidelines.&#8221; The trial court ordered the father to pay not only $2,760 monthly, but also half of the children\u2019s extracurricular expenses. The trial court also denied his request to have the exclusive right to designate the children\u2019s primary residence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/child-interviews-and-extracurricular-activity-expenses-in-texas-custody-case\/#more-2303\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.009(a) requires the court in a Texas custody case to interview a child who is at least 12 years old to determine their wishes regarding custody, \u201con the application of a party. . . \u201c A father recently challenged a court\u2019s failure to interview the children in a custody case. 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