{"id":883,"date":"2013-05-17T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/?p=883"},"modified":"2013-06-13T16:59:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T21:59:30","slug":"standard-possession-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/home\/2013\/05\/17\/standard-possession-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Possession Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/2013\/05\/17\/standard-possession-order\/\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>Important reading on possession and visitation is the Texas Family Code <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/txstatutes\/FA\/5\/B\/153\">Chapter 153<\/a>. Chapter 153 Subchapter F discusses the standard possession order. To understand Subchapter F, one may wish to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/2012\/10\/29\/custody-basics-in-texas\/\">review<\/a> Subchapters A and C for concepts such as conservatorship, sole and joint custody, and right to designate the primary residence of the child.<\/p>\n<h4>When does the standard possession order apply?<\/h4>\n<p>The standard possession order applies in most cases. However, there are times when the standard possession order does not apply. For instance, in lieu of a standard possession order parents may negotiate their own <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/txstatutes\/FA\/5\/B\/153\/A\/153.007\">parenting plan<\/a>. To be enforceable, the parenting plan must be in writing and a court must find the parenting plan to be in <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/txstatutes\/FA\/5\/B\/153\/A\/153.002\">the child&#8217;s best interest<\/a>. Also, the standard possession order does not apply to children <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/txstatutes\/FA\/5\/B\/153\/E\/153.254\">under the age of three<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Example Standard Possession Order<\/h4>\n<p>Here is a model <a title=\"Standard Possession Order\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Standard-Possession-Order.pdf\">Standard Possession Order<\/a>. In practice, the standard possession order is not found alone but makes up a part of the divorce decree.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, the non-custodial parent <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/txstatutes\/FA\/5\/B\/153\/E\/153.251\">will not receive less visitation<\/a>\u00a0than the amount set out in the standard possession order. The standard possession order sets out the specifics on how a divorced couple is to deal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/2013\/03\/01\/summer-visitation\/\">summer visitation<\/a>, holidays, and how to proceed when the non-custodial parent lives less than or more than 100 miles away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important reading on possession and visitation is the Texas Family Code Chapter 153. Chapter 153 Subchapter F discusses the standard possession order. To understand Subchapter F, one may wish to review Subchapters A and C for concepts such as conservatorship, sole and joint custody, and right to designate the primary residence of the child. 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