{"id":2418,"date":"2022-05-26T23:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T04:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2022-05-22T23:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T04:17:02","slug":"sibling-standing-in-texas-custody-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/sibling-standing-in-texas-custody-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Sibling Standing in Texas Custody Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iStock-1271310078-300x200\"Under Texas family law, certain close relatives of a child may seek managing conservatorship if they can sufficiently show the child\u2019s current circumstances would significantly impair the child physically or emotionally.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. \u00a7 102.004(a)(1).\u00a0 A sister recently<\/a> sought custody of her siblings, asserting standing under \u00a7 102.004(a)(1).<\/p>\n

Children’s Sister Seeks Custody After Mother’s Death<\/h3>\n

According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the adult sister filed suit seeking to be named the sole managing conservator of her minor siblings a few weeks after her mother\u2019s death.\u00a0 She claimed she had standing to bring the suit because she was their sister and had \u201ca close and substantial relationship with the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The father asked the court to dismiss the case for lack of standing.\u00a0 The sister amended her suit to claim standing pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 102.004(a)(1).\u00a0 The sister attached to her brief a copy of her mother\u2019s will, which named the sister and her husband as the children\u2019s guardians.\u00a0 The father attached a letter to his own brief which showed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (\u201cDepartment\u201d) had ruled out allegations of abuse against him.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under Texas family law, certain close relatives of a child may seek managing conservatorship if they can sufficiently show the child\u2019s current circumstances would significantly impair the child physically or emotionally.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. \u00a7 102.004(a)(1).\u00a0 A sister recently sought custody of her siblings, asserting standing under \u00a7 102.004(a)(1). 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