In Texas, child custody is technically called Joint Managing Conservatorship (JMC) or Sole Managing Conservatorship (SMC). A JMC happens when both parents are awarded child custody and an SMC gives one parent all the legal rights and duties to make crucial decisions for a child regarding things like their medical care and education. The primary way to ensure this is to develop a child custody agreement with your co-parent. With this agreement, you and your partner can use it to document exactly how you’re going to take care of the children after your relationship ends. This helps ensure that your issues with your partner don’t get in the way of protecting your children. To make sure your rights are protected, you need a highly experienced Texas child custody lawyer to help negotiate, draft, and execute the agreement.
