{"id":2590,"date":"2023-02-11T09:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2023-02-10T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:53:03","slug":"texas-court-prohibits-parents-from-communicating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-prohibits-parents-from-communicating\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Prohibits Parents from Communicating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1885 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1163040189-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-1163040189-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1163040189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1163040189-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-1163040189.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Texas has a public policy to assure frequent and continuing contact between children and \u201cparents who have shown the ability to act\u201d in the children\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.001(a).\u00a0 In some circumstances, however, parents are not able to effectively communicate and co-parent.\u00a0 In a recent case, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fifth-court-of-appeals\/2023-05-21-00992-cv.pdf?ts=1673754784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeals court<\/a> upheld a trial court order restricting the parents\u2019 communication with each other and with the children while in the other parent\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<p>According to the appeals court, the agreed final divorce decree appointed the parents joint managing conservators.\u00a0 It gave the mother the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the children and receive child support.\u00a0 Both parties had the right to consent to non-invasive medical and dental care and the right to consent to invasive procedures after meaningful consultation with the other.<\/p>\n<h3>Both Parents File Competing Motions for Enforcement and Modification<\/h3>\n<p>The mother moved for enforcement alleging the father had kept the children several days beyond his spring break possession.<\/p>\n<p>The father filed his own enforcement motion, alleging the mother failed to maintain insurance, provide information required to submit a health insurance claim, pay uninsured health expenses, and notify him of activities and medical appointments. He also petitioned for modification.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-court-prohibits-parents-from-communicating\/#more-2590\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas has a public policy to assure frequent and continuing contact between children and \u201cparents who have shown the ability to act\u201d in the children\u2019s best interest.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.001(a).\u00a0 In some circumstances, however, parents are not able to effectively communicate and co-parent.\u00a0 In a recent case, the appeals court upheld a trial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody","category-coparenting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texas Court Prohibits Parents from Communicating &#8212; Texas Divorce Attorney Blog &#8212; February 11, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texas has a public policy to assure frequent and continuing contact between children and \u201cparents who have shown the ability to act\u201d in the children\u2019s &#8212; 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