Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Is a petition needed to protect the child in a joint custody case with unmarried parents


Asked on 8/07/14, 6:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

TC Langford Langford Law Office

I don't understand your question. Petitions are documents filed to initiate allegations in a lawsuit. If a Suit Affecting Parent Child Relationship is already pending, then the petition has already been filed; hence the existence of a joint custody case.

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Answered on 8/08/14, 12:52 pm


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