{"id":2563,"date":"2023-01-08T20:17:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T02:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2023-01-08T20:17:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T02:17:13","slug":"texas-appeals-court-upholds-requirement-of-flexibility-in-possession-and-access-to-older-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-upholds-requirement-of-flexibility-in-possession-and-access-to-older-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Upholds Requirement of Flexibility in Possession and Access to Older Child"},"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\" \/>The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in a Texas custody case.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.002.\u00a0 The trial court has broad discretion in determining what is in the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 There is a presumption that a standard possession order is in the child\u2019s best interest, but a trial court can deviate from the standard upon consideration of certain factors, including the child\u2019s age, development, and needs, and the circumstances of the parents.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.256.\u00a0 The trial court may impose restrictions on possession and access, but only to the extent necessary to protect the best interest of the child.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.193. A husband recently challenged a divorce decree that required flexibility in the possession and access of his children when they reached the age of 16 and started driving.<\/p>\n<h3>Wife Files for Divorce<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fifth-court-of-appeals\/2022-05-21-00938-cv.pdf?ts=1670506048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeals court\u2019s opinion<\/a>, the parties got married in 2002 and had three children.\u00a0 The wife petitioned for divorce in September 3, 2019, and requested temporary orders for expanded possession of the children.\u00a0 The husband asked for equal possession.<\/p>\n<p>When the children were interviewed by Family Court Services, they all indicated they wanted equal time with each parent week-to-week.\u00a0 They also wanted to stay together.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-upholds-requirement-of-flexibility-in-possession-and-access-to-older-child\/#more-2563\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in a Texas custody case.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.002.\u00a0 The trial court has broad discretion in determining what is in the child\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 There is a presumption that a standard possession order is in the child\u2019s best interest, but a trial court can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Texas Appeals Court Upholds Requirement of Flexibility in Possession and Access to Older Child &#8212; Texas Divorce Attorney Blog &#8212; January 8, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in a Texas custody case.\u00a0 Tex. 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