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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.016 (2026)

Joint Managing Conservatorship

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Sec. 101.016. JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. "Joint managing conservatorship" means the sharing of the rights and duties of a parent by two parties, ordinarily the parents, even if the exclusive right to make certain decisions may be awarded to one party.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: in the Interest of C.A.P., Jr. & M.M.P., Child., 233 S.W.3d 896 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007).
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in the Interest of C.A.P., Jr. & M.M.P., Child., 233 S.W.3d 896 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.016 (Vernon 2002).”
Rayburn v. Rayburn, 979 S.W.2d 858 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1998). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.016 (Vernon 1996).”
In Re Cap, 233 S.W.3d 896 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 101.016 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of K.A.M.S & K.A.S, Child., No. 14-18-00015-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 6, 2019). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 101.016 , 101.029, 153.”
in the Interest of J.M.M., a Child, No. 13-20-00086-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Oct. 21, 2021). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 101.016, .019. The trial court is afforded great discretion when determining conservatorship, and we review the trial court’s decision for an abuse of discretion.”
Thomas Brian Barton v. Jessica Joyce Means, No. S16448 (Alaska Dec. 6, 2017). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 101.016 (West 2017).”
In the Interest of A.L.K., a Child v. the State of Texas, No. 08-23-00347-CV (Dec. 29, 2025). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 101.016 . “The court shall specify in a standard possession order that the parties may have possession of the child at times mutually agreed to in advance by the parties and, in the absence of mutual agreement, shall have possession of the child under the…”
Prabhakar Gopalan v. Andrea Marsh, No. 25-0161 (Tex. May 22, 2026). “Laws 2666 , 2667-68 (repealed and recodified 1995; renumbered 2001) (current versions, as amended, at TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 101.016, 153.134–.135).”
in the Interest of V.N.S., a Child, No. 13-07-00046-CV, 2008 WL 2744659 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 3, 2008). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 101.016 (Vernon 2002).”
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