{"id":2642,"date":"2023-05-10T17:43:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2023-04-21T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:44:41","slug":"fit-parent-presumption-in-texas-custody-modification-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/fit-parent-presumption-in-texas-custody-modification-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit Parent Presumption in Texas Custody Modification Proceedings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iStock-170042608-300x200\"There is a presumption under Texas family law that it is in the child\u2019s best interest to be raised by their parents.\u00a0 Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions regarding the care, custody, and control of their children.\u00a0 Courts generally cannot interfere with these fundamental rights of a fit parent.\u00a0 The fit parent presumption makes it difficult for a nonparent to obtain custody over a fit parent.<\/p>\n

A mother recently challenged<\/a> a judgment naming the children\u2019s paternal aunt and uncle their managing conservators.<\/p>\n

Jury Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, a mediated settlement agreement named both parents joint managing conservators of their children, with the father having the right to designate the primary residence.\u00a0 He designated his brother\u2019s home as their primary residence, and his brother and sister-in-law assumed his parenting responsibilities.<\/p>\n

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

There is a presumption under Texas family law that it is in the child\u2019s best interest to be raised by their parents.\u00a0 Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions regarding the care, custody, and control of their children.\u00a0 Courts generally cannot interfere with these fundamental rights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,254],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-child-custody","category-parental-presumption"],"yoast_head":"\nFit Parent Presumption in Texas Custody Modification Proceedings — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — May 10, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is a presumption under Texas family law that it is in the child\u2019s best 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