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 § 153.132 (2026)

Rights And Duties Of Parent Appointed Sole Managing Conservator

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Sec. 153.132. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED SOLE MANAGING CONSERVATOR. Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as sole managing conservator of a child has the rights and duties provided by Subchapter B and the following exclusive rights:

(1) the right to designate the primary residence of the child;

(2) the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment involving invasive procedures;

(3) the right to consent to psychiatric and psychological treatment;

(4) the right to receive and give receipt for periodic payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse these funds for the benefit of the child;

(5) the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;

(6) the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment in the armed forces of the United States;

(7) the right to make decisions concerning the child's education;

(8) the right to designate the school the child will attend and to enroll the child in the school, subject to any eligibility or admissions requirements;

(9) the right to the services and earnings of the child;

(10) except when a guardian of the child's estate or a guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government; and

(11) the right to:

(A) apply for a passport for the child;

(B) renew the child's passport; and

(C) maintain possession of the child's passport.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 10, eff. June 18, 2005.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (H.B. 555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 64 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: In re Interest of J.J.G., 540 S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017).
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In re Interest of J.J.G., 540 S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). · cites it 2× “denied) ; see also TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.132 (Vernon 2014) (listing "rights and duties" of parent appointed sole managing conservator), § 153.”
in the Interest of P.A.C & K.V.C., Child., 498 S.W.3d 210 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(5), (6) (Vernon 2014).”
Strong v. Strong, 350 S.W.3d 759 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (9) (West 2008).”
Phillips v. Beaber, 995 S.W.2d 655 (Tex. 1999). “Laws 1411 , 1420, 1423, codified as amended at Tex. Fam.Code § 153.132. The Legislature has directed us to construe the UCCJA to promote the purposes expressed in section 152.”
In re O'Connor, 92 S.W.3d 446 (Tex. 2002). “See Tex. Fam.Code § 153.132. Thus, the temporary orders resolved matters concerning custody, visitation, and the right to determine the child’s residence.”
In re Kubankin, 257 S.W.3d 852 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132. Thus, the only reasonable construction of this provision is that the divorce decree gave Farmer the exclusive right “to designate the primary residence of the child[ren].”
In re MacAlik, 13 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2000). · cites it 2× “Thompson contends that the provision about church attendance violates her right to determine the religious training for her children which is granted by TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.132 (Vernon 1996).”
In the Interest of V.L.K., 24 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. 2000). “See generally Tex. Fam.Code §§ 153.132; 153.371. A possessory conservator typically has visitation rights under terms and conditions set by the court.”
In re Ferguson, 172 S.W.3d 122 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(1) (Vernon Supp.”
Lueg v. Lueg, 976 S.W.2d 308 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). “Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(3) (Vernon 1996).”
In the Interest of G.J.S., 940 S.W.2d 289 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132 (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of C.A.M.M., 243 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “Tex Fam. Code Ann. § 153.132(1) (Vernon 2002).”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.132(1): 17 cases
In re Interest of J.J.G., 540 S.W.3d 44 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “denied) ; see also TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.132 (Vernon 2014) (listing "rights and duties" of parent appointed sole managing conservator), § 153.”
In re Ferguson, 172 S.W.3d 122 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(1) (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of C.A.M.M., 243 S.W.3d 211 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “Tex Fam. Code Ann. § 153.132(1) (Vernon 2002).”
In re Kubankin, 257 S.W.3d 852 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132. Thus, the only reasonable construction of this provision is that the divorce decree gave Farmer the exclusive right “to designate the primary residence of the child[ren].”
in the Interest of M.M.M., a Child, 307 S.W.3d 846 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.132(2): 3 cases
Strong v. Strong, 350 S.W.3d 759 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (9) (West 2008).”
in the Interest of A.B.P., a Child, No. 05-19-01392-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 8, 2021).
William Joseph Donnelly, III v. Liessa Anne Speck, 667 S.W.3d 885 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2023).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.132(3): 2 cases
Lueg v. Lueg, 976 S.W.2d 308 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). “Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(3) (Vernon 1996).”
Interest of L.J.L. & J.W.L., Minor Child., No. 04-20-00611-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 29, 2022).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.132(4): 2 cases
In the Interest of D.L.B., 943 S.W.2d 175 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997).
In the Matter of the Marriage of Nallely Stephanie Maldonado & Ivan Miranda & in the Interest of I.A.M., a Child v. the State of Texas, No. 07-23-00307-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 23, 2024).
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.132(5): 1 case
in the Interest of P.A.C & K.V.C., Child., 498 S.W.3d 210 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.132(5), (6) (Vernon 2014).”
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