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 § 153.133 (2026)

Parenting Plan For Joint Managing Conservatorship

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Sec. 153.133. PARENTING PLAN FOR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP. (a) If a written agreed parenting plan is filed with the court, the court shall render an order appointing the parents as joint managing conservators only if the parenting plan:

(1) designates the conservator who has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child and:

(A) establishes, until modified by further order, the geographic area within which the conservator shall maintain the child's primary residence; or

(B) specifies that the conservator may designate the child's primary residence without regard to geographic location;

(2) specifies the rights and duties of each parent regarding the child's physical care, support, and education;

(3) includes provisions to minimize disruption of the child's education, daily routine, and association with friends;

(4) allocates between the parents, independently, jointly, or exclusively, all of the remaining rights and duties of a parent provided by Chapter 151;

(5) is voluntarily and knowingly made by each parent and has not been repudiated by either parent at the time the order is rendered; and

(6) is in the best interest of the child.

(b) The agreed parenting plan may contain an alternative dispute resolution procedure that the parties agree to use before requesting enforcement or modification of the terms and conditions of the joint conservatorship through litigation, except in an emergency.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), the court shall render an order adopting the provisions of a written agreed parenting plan appointing the parents as joint managing conservators if the parenting plan:

(1) meets all the requirements of Subsections (a)(2) through (6); and

(2) provides that the child's primary residence shall be within a specified geographic area.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 482 (H.B. 252), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 555), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Beyers v. Roberts, 199 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App. 2006).
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Beyers v. Roberts, 199 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Laws 2990 , 2990 (amended non-substantively 2005) (current version at Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.133 (Vernon Supp.”
Norris v. Norris, 56 S.W.3d 333 (Tex. App. 2001). “See generally, Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 153.133, 153.134, 153.”
Doncer v. Dickerson, 81 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 153.133(a)(1); 153.134(b)(1).”
In the Matter of the Marriage of Spencer Harrison Cote & Dawn Jannise Cote & in the Interest of K.G.C., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 153.133–.134. Here, the trial court heard evidence that both parents had residences and support systems; Mother’s in Liberty County and Father’s in Brazos County.”
In the Interest of L.I.A-N., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133 (requiring the court enter an order adopting the agreed parenting plan if it “is voluntarily and knowingly made by each parent and has not been repudiated by either parent at the time the order is rendered” and it “is in the best interest of the…”
Prabhakar Gopalan v. Andrea Marsh (Tex. 2026). · cites it 2× “06 to authorize written agreements for the appointment of joint managing conservators) (current version, as amended, at TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133). The Legislature later entrenched this structure, creating a rebuttable presumption that appointing the parents as joint managing…”
Patricia Mitchell v. Philip A. Mitchell (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.133 (a) (West Supp.”
in the Interest of Z.U.L., Z.N.L., & Z.I.L., Child. (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.133(a)(5)–(6). 4 III.”
In the Interest of A.I.M. & A.I.M. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133(c). She argued then, and argues now, that the Initial Order’s designation of Isaac as the primary conservator with the exclusive residence right should be vacated.”
In the Interest of E.K.H., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “3 See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.133(a). 6 Mother contends the evidence fails to show that naming her a joint managing conservator would significantly impair E.”
in Re Walter Lee Hall, Jr. (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.133 (West Supp.”
Jonathan Fish v. Celeste Torres Lebrie (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.133 (West Supp.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.133(a) — 2 cases
In the Matter of the Marriage of Spencer Harrison Cote & Dawn Jannise Cote & in the Interest of K.G.C., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 153.133–.134. Here, the trial court heard evidence that both parents had residences and support systems; Mother’s in Liberty County and Father’s in Brazos County.”
In the Interest of E.K.H., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “3 See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.133(a). 6 Mother contends the evidence fails to show that naming her a joint managing conservator would significantly impair E.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.133(a)(1) — 3 cases
Doncer v. Dickerson, 81 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 153.133(a)(1); 153.134(b)(1).”
Beyers v. Roberts, 199 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App. 2006). “Laws 2990 , 2990 (amended non-substantively 2005) (current version at Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.133 (Vernon Supp.”
Prabhakar Gopalan v. Andrea Marsh (Tex. 2026). “06 to authorize written agreements for the appointment of joint managing conservators) (current version, as amended, at TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133). The Legislature later entrenched this structure, creating a rebuttable presumption that appointing the parents as joint managing…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.133(a)(1)(5) — 1 case
In the Interest of L.I.A-N., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133 (requiring the court enter an order adopting the agreed parenting plan if it “is voluntarily and knowingly made by each parent and has not been repudiated by either parent at the time the order is rendered” and it “is in the best interest of the…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.133(a)(5) — 1 case
in the Interest of Z.U.L., Z.N.L., & Z.I.L., Child. (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.133(a)(5)–(6). 4 III.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.133(c) — 1 case
In the Interest of A.I.M. & A.I.M. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.133(c). She argued then, and argues now, that the Initial Order’s designation of Isaac as the primary conservator with the exclusive residence right should be vacated.”
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