Texas Family Law And Shared Custody
A divorce can be a relief for the parents who have finally ended their struggle to relate and communicate smoothly. However once you’ve become parents, the desire to ‘give up’ on the marriage cannot override the obligation that remains towards the child/children that have resulted from that relationship. The Texas court favors custody decisions that are in the “best interests of the child” and as such can spell out the rights and obligations of parents where shared custody, technically referred to as ‘joint conservatorship’, has been granted (Chapter 151 of the Family Law Code). ‘Joint managing conservators’ means that both conservators (ie. parents) share in the major decision making rights, privileges, duties and powers held by the parent pertaining to the child. The court imposed obligations of this role are the responsibilities of each parent independently; by the joint agreement of both parents; and also exclusively by one parent. This includes things such as the right for one parent to receive information on the child regarding their health, education and general welfare. Situations such as medical decisions need to be shared with the other parent.
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