Often times during a divorce or child custody dispute, parents have a hard time understanding what the Texas Standard Possession Order (Texas SPO) is. The Texas SPO is designed to help both parents have an active role in their child’s life that is also in the best interest of the child. Often times the Texas SPO is written into court orders for parents to follow when it comes to visitation with ...
Law about Texas visitation and custody schedules are found in Title 5 Chapter 153 of the Texas Family Code. Instead of using the terms custody and visitation, Texas uses the terms possession and access. The access and possession schedule shows when each parent has time with the child. Ideally, both parents can make a schedule together and submit it to the court. If the court agrees with the ...
Did you encounter any difficulties regarding visitation schedules this past holiday season? Has your former spouse knowingly disobeyed your court ordered arrangement? If so, you may be able to seek to enforce your visitation agreement. Under most circumstances, the courts can enforce these orders by charging a noncompliant parent with contempt of court. If found guilty of contempt, a person can ...
