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 § 153.191 (2026)

Presumption That Parent To Be Appointed Possessory Conservator

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Sec. 153.191. PRESUMPTION THAT PARENT TO BE APPOINTED POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. The court shall appoint as a possessory conservator a parent who is not appointed as a sole or joint managing conservator unless it finds that the appointment is not in the best interest of the child and that parental possession or access would endanger the physical or emotional welfare of the child.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 53 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: In the Interest of Walters, 39 S.W.3d 280 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001).
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In the Interest of Walters, 39 S.W.3d 280 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001). · cites it 3× “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 153.006(a) (Vernon 1996).”
In the Interest of N.R.T., a Child, 338 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2011). · cites it 2× “See Texas Family Code § 153.191 (requiring such a finding to deny parent possession or access).”
George v. Jeppeson, 238 S.W.3d 463 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.191 (Vernon 2002) (reciting presumption that parent not appointed sole or managing conservator shall be appointed possessory conservator unless trial court finds that appointment “not in the best interest of the child and that parental possession or…”
In the Interest of S.C.L., 175 S.W.3d 555 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.191 (Vernon 2002).”
Ruiz v. Texas Dep't of Prot. & Regulatory Servs., 984 F. Supp. 2d 657 (S.D. Tex. 2013). “” Tex. Fam.Code § 153.191. See also, Tex. Fam.”
In the Interest of C.B.M., 14 S.W.3d 855 (Tex. App. 2000). “Relying on Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 153.191,153.193 (Vernon 1996), Morgan argues that the trial court may not restrict his right of possession, as was done in the trial court’s order, without a showing of endangerment of the welfare of the child.”
In the Interest of J.R. & B.R., 222 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 153.191 (Vernon 2002).”
In re Jr, 222 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.191 (Vernon 2002).”
In the Interest of D. J.G. a Child v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-22-00870-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 18, 2023). · cites it 4× “under Texas Family Code section 153.191. When a parent is not appointed as a sole or joint managing conservator of a child, Texas Family Code section 153.”
In re SCL, 175 S.W.3d 555 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.191 (Vernon 2002).”
In re NRT, 338 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2011). · cites it 2× “See Texas Family Code § 153.191 (requiring such a finding to deny parent possession or access).”
Jessica Jean Brandon v. Shawn M. Rudisel, 586 S.W.3d 94 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2019). · cites it 3× “16 Denial of Possessory-Conservatorship Appointment Under Texas Family Code section 153.191, the trial court found that appointing Mother as a possessory conservator is not in the best interest of the children and that parental possession of or access to the children by Mother…”
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