Joint
Legal Custody
Joint legal custody in Texas is also referred to as managing conservatorship.
When joint legal custody has been decided, the rights and duties
will include but are not limited to:
- Receiving information from the opposite parent regarding medical
issues of the children
- Conferring with the other parent about any decisions made about
health, education, and general welfare of the children
- Having access to the children's full medical records and the
ability to consult with their health care providers
- Attending school events
- Consulting with the education leaders
- On emergency contact lists
- Consenting to any medical related emergency of the children
Child custody battles should be avoided at any cost. In the U.S.,
divorce is a part of life for 1.5 million children a year. Just 69
percent of children are currently living with married parents, a
decrease from the 85 percent of children living with parents in 1970.
After money, children are the number two thing married couples argue
about. Divorces can be an extremely stressful period in life and
by trying to move along the process a spouse can agree to things
that are not in their best interests or the best interests of the
children. Please contact
us to confer with a Houston
divorce lawyer and for more information on child custody laws.
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