Texas § FA.153.005 - APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR
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§ FA.153.005. APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR
APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. (a) In a suit, except as provided by Section 153.004 , the court: (1) may appoint a sole managing conservator or may appoint joint managing conservators; and (2) if the parents are or will be separated, shall appoint at least one managing conservator. (b) A managing conservator must be a parent, a competent adult, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency. (c) In making an appointment authorized by this section, the court shall consider whether, preceding the filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit: (1) a party engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004 ; (2) a party engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect; or (3) a final protective order was rendered against a party. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 1.043, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 817 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
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Section FA.153.005 ("APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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