What is the standard posession schedule in Texas?
For most children over three years of age, the Courts typically award a standard statutory visitation schedule to the parent who does not have the exclusive right to determine the child’s residence. The legislature has held that this standard schedule is in the best interest of the children. However, the Courts do have the authority to modify the visitation schedule if they see fit or if the parents can agree to other visitation arrangements. A Standard Visitation Schedule generally includes the “non-custodial” parent having possession and acces to the child on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Fridays of each month until the following Sunday, one mid-week visitation on Thursdays, Extended Summer Possession, and Alternating Holidays. The statutes also provide for another slightly different schedule for situations where the “non-custodial” parent resides more than 100 miles away from the child’s residence.
