Holiday Visitation with Your Children: Texas Family Code Christmas Possession Schedule
Now is the time to start working on your Holiday Schedule for visitation with your children during this wonderful time of year! Here is a reminder of the current Texas Family Law Code’s Standard Possession Order for Christmas:
The following provisions govern possession of the child for certain specific holidays and supersede conflicting weekend or Thursday periods of possession without regard to the distance the parents reside apart. The possessory conservator and the managing conservator shall have rights of possession of the child as follows:
Texas Family Law Code’s
Standard Visitation Guidelines for Christmas Break:
(1) the possessory conservator shall have
possession of the child in even-numbered years beginning at 6 p.m. on the day
the child is dismissed from school for the Christmas school vacation and ending
at noon on December 28, and the managing conservator shall have possession for
the same period in odd-numbered years;
(2) the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child in odd-numbered years beginning at noon on December 28 and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation, and the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period in even-numbered years;
Texas child visitation orders may differ from the norm to accommodate family situations so you should always check your decree first! ‘Tis the Season To Be Jolly’!
