Texas Family Code - Section 153.133. Parenting Plan For Joint Managing Conservatorship

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§ 153.133. PARENTING PLAN FOR JOINT MANAGING 
CONSERVATORSHIP.  (a) If a written agreed parenting plan is filed 
with the court, the court shall render an order appointing the 
parents as joint managing conservators only if the parenting plan:
		(1)  designates the conservator who has the exclusive 
right to designate the primary residence of the child and:
			(A)  establishes, until modified by further 
order, the geographic area within which the conservator shall 
maintain the child's primary residence;  or
			(B)  specifies that the conservator may designate 
the child's primary residence without regard to geographic 
location;
		(2)  specifies the rights and duties of each parent 
regarding the child's physical care, support, and education;
		(3)  includes provisions to minimize disruption of the 
child's education, daily routine, and association with friends;
		(4)  allocates between the parents, independently, 
jointly, or exclusively, all of the remaining rights and duties of a 
parent provided by Chapter 151;
		(5)  is voluntarily and knowingly made by each parent 
and has not been repudiated by either parent at the time the order 
is rendered;  and
		(6)  is in the best interest of the child.                                    
	(b)  The agreed parenting plan must contain an alternative 
dispute resolution procedure that the parties agree to use before 
requesting enforcement or modification of the terms and conditions 
of the joint conservatorship through litigation, except in an 
emergency.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 936, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 482, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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