Tex. Family Code § 153.256
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 153.256, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 153.256. FACTORS FOR COURT TO CONSIDER.
Official statutory text
In ordering the terms of possession of a child under an order other than a standard possession order, the court shall be guided by the guidelines established by the standard possession order and may consider:
(1) the age, developmental status, circumstances, needs, and best interest of the child;
(2) the circumstances of the managing conservator and of the parent named as a possessory conservator; and
(3) any other relevant factor.
(1) the age, developmental status, circumstances, needs, and best interest of the child;
(2) the circumstances of the managing conservator and of the parent named as a possessory conservator; and
(3) any other relevant factor.
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