{"id":2971,"date":"2025-01-28T18:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T00:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2025-01-31T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:28:08","slug":"credible-risk-of-international-abduction-in-texas-custody-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/credible-risk-of-international-abduction-in-texas-custody-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Credible Risk of International Abduction in Texas Custody Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when one parent has international ties, the other parent may have concerns about international abduction.\u00a0 There is a two-step statutory process to assess and mitigate risk of parental international abduction. The court must consider certain factors to determine if there is credible evidence of a potential risk.\u00a0 If the court finds there is a credible risk based on the factors, it must determine whether preventive measures should be taken.<\/p>\n<p>In determining if there is a credible risk of international abduction, pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 153.502, the court must consider if there is evidence the parent took, withheld, or concealed a child in violation of someone else\u2019s right of possession of or access to the child or threatened to do so.\u00a0 The court must also consider whether there is a lack of financial reasons for the parent to remain in the country. \u00a0The court must also consider if the parent has recently engaged in planning activities that could facilitate taking the child from the U.S. Furthermore, the court must consider whether the parent has a history of domestic violence, criminal activity, or violating court orders.\u00a0 The court only has to find credible evidence supporting one of the factors.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourteenth-court-of-appeals\/2025-14-24-00302-cv.pdf?ts=1737639765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case<\/a>, a mother appealed a divorce decree that imposed prevention measures without a finding there was a credible risk of international abduction.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/credible-risk-of-international-abduction-in-texas-custody-cases\/#more-2971\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when one parent has international ties, the other parent may have concerns about international abduction.\u00a0 There is a two-step statutory process to assess and mitigate risk of parental international abduction. 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