Texas Family Code - Section 153.132. Rights And Duties Of Parent Appointed Sole Managing Conservator

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§ 153.132. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED SOLE 
MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  Unless limited by court order, a parent 
appointed as sole managing conservator of a child has the rights and 
duties provided by Subchapter B  and the following exclusive 
rights:
		(1)  the right to designate the primary residence of 
the child;             
		(2)  the right to consent to medical, dental, and 
surgical treatment involving invasive procedures;
		(3)  the right to consent to psychiatric and 
psychological treatment;       
		(4)  the right to receive and give receipt for periodic 
payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse these 
funds for the benefit of the child;
		(5)  the right to represent the child in legal action 
and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance 
concerning the child;
		(6)  the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment 
in the armed forces of the United States;
		(7)  the right to make decisions concerning the child's 
education;          
		(8)  the right to the services and earnings of the 
child;  and              
		(9)  except when a guardian of the child's estate or a 
guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the 
right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's 
estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United 
States, or a foreign government.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 33, eff. Sept. 1, 
1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 916, § 10, eff. June 18, 2005.

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