Texas Family Code

§ 153.317 — ALTERNATIVE BEGINNING AND ENDING POSSESSION TIMES

FA § 153.317Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS · Art. F. STANDARD POSSESSION ORDER

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(a)If elected by a conservator, the court shall alter the standard possession order under Sections 153.312, 153.314, and 153.315 to provide for one or more of the following alternative beginning and ending possession times for the described periods of possession, unless the court finds that the election is not in the best interest of the child:

(1)for weekend periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(1) during the regular school term:

(A)beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed;

(B)ending at the time the child's school resumes after the weekend; or

(C)beginning at the time described by Paragraph (A) and ending at the time described by Paragraph (B);

(2)for Thursday periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(2):

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 277 (H.B. 845), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 1936), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.