Conservatorship, Possession, and Access

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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT

AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP

SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD

RELATIONSHIP

CHAPT ER 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 153.001.

puBliC poliCy ............................................460

Sec. 153.002. BesT inTeResT of Child; ReBuTTaBle pResumpTion in

suiT BeTWeen paRenT and nonpaRenT........................460

Sec. 153.003.

no disCRiminaTion Based on sex oR maRiTal sTaTus ..........461

Sec. 153.004.

hisToRy of domesTiC ViolenCe oR sexual aBuse ..............461

Sec. 153.005.

appoinTmenT of sole oR joinT managing ConseRVaToR ........463

Sec. 153.006.

appoinTmenT of possessoRy ConseRVaToR ....................464

Sec. 153.007.

agReed paRenTing plan ...................................464

Sec. 153.0071.

alTeRnaTe dispuTe ResoluTion pRoCeduRes ..................465

Sec. 153.00715.

deTeRminaTion of ValidiTy and enfoRCeaBiliTy of

ConTRaCT ConTaining agReemenT To aRBiTRaTe...............467

Sec. 153.009.

inTeRVieW of Child in ChamBeRs ............................467

Sec. 153.010.

oRdeR foR family Counseling..............................468

Sec. 153.011.

seCuRiTy Bond ...........................................469

Sec. 153.012. RighT To pRiVaCy; deleTion of peRsonal infoRmaTion

in ReCoRds ...............................................469

Sec. 153.013.

false RepoRT of Child aBuse...............................469

Sec. 153.014.

VisiTaTion CenTeRs and VisiTaTion exChange faCiliTies........470

Sec. 153.015.

eleCTRoniC CommuniCaTion WiTh Child By ConseRVaToR. . . . . . .470

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SUBCHAPTER B. PARENT APPOINTED AS CONSERVATOR: IN GENERAL

Sec. 153.071. CouRT To speCify RighTs and duTies of paRenT appoinTed

a ConseRVaToR............................................471

Sec. 153.072. WRiTTen finding RequiRed To limiT paRenTal

RighTs and duTies ........................................471

Sec. 153.073.

RighTs of paRenT aT all Times..............................471

Sec. 153.074.

RighTs and duTies duRing peRiod of possession ..............472

Sec. 153.075.

duTies of paRenT noT appoinTed ConseRVaToR................472

Sec. 153.076.

duTy To pRoVide infoRmaTion ..............................472

SUBCHAPTER C. PARENT APPOINTED AS SOLE OR JOINT

MANAGING CONSERVATOR

Sec. 153.131. pResumpTion ThaT paRenT To Be appoinTed managing

ConseRVaToR .............................................473

Sec. 153.132. RighTs and duTies of paRenT appoinTed sole managing

ConseRVaToR .............................................474

Sec. 153.133.

paRenTing plan foR joinT managing ConseRVaToRship.........475

Sec. 153.134.

CouRT- oRdeRed joinT ConseRVaToRship ......................476

Sec. 153.135.

equal possession noT RequiRed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Sec. 153.138.

Child suppoRT oRdeR affeCTing joinT ConseRVaToRs...........477

SUBCHAPTER D. PARENT APPOINTED A S POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR

Sec. 153.191. pResumpTion ThaT paRenT To Be appoinTed possessoRy

ConseRVaToR .............................................478

Sec. 153.192. RighTs and duTies of paRenT appoinTed possessoRy

ConseRVaToR .............................................478

Sec. 153.193.

minimal ResTRiCTion on paRenT's possession oR aCCess .......478

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SUBCHAPTER E. GUIDELINES FOR THE POSSESSION OF A CHILD BY

A PARENT NAMED AS POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR

Sec. 153.251.

poliCy and geneRal appliCaTion of guidelines ...............479

Sec. 153.252.

ReBuTTaBle pResumpTion ..................................479

Sec. 153.253.

sTandaRd possession oRdeR inappRopRiaTe oR unWoRKaBle . . . . 480

Sec. 153.254.

Child less Than ThRee yeaRs of age ........................480

Sec. 153.255.

agReemenT...............................................481

Sec. 153.256.

faCToRs foR CouRT To ConsideR ............................481

Sec. 153.257.

means of TRaVel .........................................481

Sec. 153.258. RequesT foR findings When oRdeR VaRies fRom

sTandaRd oRdeR. .........................................482

SUBCHAPTER F. STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER

Sec. 153.3101.

RefeRenCe To "sChool" in sTandaRd possession oRdeR ........482

Sec. 153.311.

muTual agReemenT oR speCified TeRms foR possession........482

Sec. 153.312.

paRenTs Who Reside 100 miles oR less apaRT ................483

Sec. 153.313.

paRenTs Who Reside oVeR 100 miles apaRT...................484

Sec. 153.314. holiday possession unaffeCTed By disTanCe paRenTs

Reside apaRT .............................................485

Sec. 153.315.

WeeKend possession exTended By holiday ..................486

Sec. 153.316.

geneRal TeRms and CondiTions ............................486

Sec. 153.317.

alTeRnaTiVe Beginning and ending possession Times..........487

Sec. 153.3171. Beginning and ending possession Times foR paRenTs

Who Reside 50 miles oR less apaRT .........................489

SUBCHAPTER G. APPOINTMENT OF NONPARENT AS CONSERVATOR

Sec. 153.371. RighTs and duTies of nonpaRenT appoinTed as sole

managing ConseRVaToR ...................................489

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