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\"iStock-902725964-300x200\"A court may modify a Texas custody order if doing so is in the child\u2019s best interest and there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances.\u00a0 The party seeking modification must show the conditions at the time of the prior order and the subsequent changes.\u00a0 To determine if there has been a substantial and material change, the factfinder must be able to compare historical and current evidence. A mother recently<\/a> challenged a custody modification, arguing the father had not presented evidence of the circumstances at the time of the divorce.<\/p>\n

According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the 2018 agreed divorce decree appointed the parents joint managing conservators and gave the mother the exclusive right to designate the children\u2019s primary residence.<\/p>\n

The father petitioned for modification and the exclusive right to designate the children\u2019s primary residence after the mother\u2019s nanny told him the stepfather was abusing them.<\/p>\n

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A court may modify a Texas custody order if doing so is in the child\u2019s best interest and there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances.\u00a0 The party seeking modification must show the conditions at the time of the prior order and the subsequent changes.\u00a0 To determine if there has been a substantial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody","category-modification"],"yoast_head":"\nShowing a Material and Substantial Change of Circumstances for Texas Custody Modification — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — February 9, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A court may modify a Texas custody order if doing so is in the child\u2019s best 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