Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS
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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005 (2026)

Appointment Of Sole Or Joint Managing Conservator

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Sec. 153.005. APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR. (a) In a suit, except as provided by Section 153.004, the court:

(1) may appoint a sole managing conservator or may appoint joint managing conservators; and

(2) if the parents are or will be separated, shall appoint at least one managing conservator.

(b) A managing conservator must be a parent, a competent adult, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency.

(c) In making an appointment authorized by this section, the court shall consider whether, preceding the filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit:

(1) a party engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004;

(2) a party engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect; or

(3) a final protective order was rendered against a party.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.043, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 817), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Colbert v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 227 S.W.3d 799 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
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Colbert v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 227 S.W.3d 799 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.005(b), § 263.401(d)(3) (Vernon 2002 & Supp.”
In the Interest of J.R.D. & T.C.D., 169 S.W.3d 740 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). · cites it 2× “Current family code chapter 153, governing conservatorship, possession, and access, no longer leaves that broad choice to the trial court; it has effectively chosen both parents as the children’s conservators by providing for joint managing conservatorship, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §…”
In re Interest of J.J.G., 540 S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.005(a) - (b) (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of C.F., Jr., K.F. & C.F., Child., 565 S.W.3d 832 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.005 (a). The record amply supports a finding that Aunt is a competent adult, and Mother does not suggest otherwise.”
Marshall v. Sackett, 907 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1995). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] This section was recently recodified as TEX.FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.005. Act of April 6, 1995, 74th Leg.”
In re Lewis, 357 S.W.3d 396 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2011). · cites it 2× “543, § 1 (current version at Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 153.005, .131). Furthermore, the Carrolls’ interpretation of section 102.”
Matter of Marriage of Bertram, 981 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1998). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann § 153.005(a) (Vernon 1996); Doyle, 955 S.”
Martinez v. Molinar, 953 S.W.2d 399 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 153.003 (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of A.S., D.S. & L.A.S, 261 S.W.3d 76 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.005. Section 153.131 creates a rebuttable presumption that a parent should be appointed the child’s managing conservator "unless the court finds that appointment of the parent or parents would not be in the best interest of the child because the…”
H. N. v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 397 S.W.3d 802 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2013). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.005 (West 2008); In re J.”
In re JRD, 169 S.W.3d 740 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). “Current family code chapter 153, governing conservatorship, possession, and access, no longer leaves that broad choice to the trial court; it has effectively chosen both parents as the children's conservators by providing for joint managing conservatorship, Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §…”
In re As, 261 S.W.3d 76 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “" TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.005. Section 153.131 creates a rebuttable presumption that a parent should be appointed the child's managing conservator "unless the court finds that appointment of the parent or parents would not be in the best interest of the child because the…”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005(a): 12 cases
In re Interest of J.J.G., 540 S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.005(a) - (b) (Vernon Supp.”
Matter of Marriage of Bertram, 981 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1998). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann § 153.005(a) (Vernon 1996); Doyle, 955 S.”
Martinez v. Molinar, 953 S.W.2d 399 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 153.003 (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of J.J.G., L.K.G., H.A.G., & A.G.G v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-16-00104-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 4, 2016).
in the Interest of R.L. AKA R.C. AKA R.M. & R.L., Child., No. 01-16-00851-CV, 2017 WL 1496955 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 21, 2017).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005(a)(1): 2 cases
In the Matter of the Marriage of Jason Bryant & Lindsey Bryant & in the Interest of B. B. & S. B., Child. v. the State of Texas, 715 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2025).
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).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005(b): 3 cases
Colbert v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 227 S.W.3d 799 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.005(b), § 263.401(d)(3) (Vernon 2002 & Supp.”
in the Interest of A. L., T. L. S. & T. S. v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-19-00888-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 2, 2020).
In the Interest of O.P.-W. Jr. & A. O. P.-W., Child. v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-23-00692-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 19, 2024).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005(c): 1 case
in the Interest of N.J.T. & V.G.T., No. 04-18-00068-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 13, 2018).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005(c)(1): 1 case
Hani Hafiz Ibrahim Qutiefan v. Lubna Aziz Safi, No. 01-18-00425-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 5, 2021).
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