Mother Seeking New Job Out of Primary Residence Restricted Area Does Not, Alone, Justify Changing Her Primary Custody

  Mother Seeking New Job Out of Primary Residence Restricted Area Does Not, Alone, Justify Changing Her Primary Custody   The parents’ divorce Decree named them Joint Managing Conservators with Mother having the exclusive right to designate their child’s primary residence within the state of Texas. Mother received a job offer in Colorado, and then she filed a motion to modify the Decree to allow her to move to Colorado so she could take the new job. Father responded by asking the court to modify the Decree by changing the joint managing conservatorship provisions to alter his possession schedule and…Read More

Mother’s Possession of Child Must be Supervised

Mother’s Possession of Child Must be Supervised   In their divorce trial, Mother and other family members testified about Father’s adultery and his verbal and physical abuse of Mother. Mother also denied she had an alcohol problem.   Two police officers testified that when they went to Mother’s home for a family welfare check, it was in disrepair and disheveled. There were numerous beer cans scattered throughout the home. Mother appeared to be heavily under the influence of alcohol. The officers made a report entitled “endangering or abandonment of a child” and filed a CPS report. Another police officer testified…Read More

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