Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
Does a step parent have any legal guardianship of children? The step parent is married to a party in a filed divorce and signing legal paperwork for the schools and such as a legal guardian. I want to have some sort of legal basis to stop this from happening to present to the parent in which the step parent is married to
1 Answer from Attorneys
It may depend upon any restrictions in your divorce decree. It will probably also depend upon what documents are being signed. Generally, a judge is not going to be concerned about a stepparent signing off on spelling tests. If there are some factors, however, which would generate concern or harm to the child, or the child's relationship with the other parent; there may be cause to consider filing a Motion to Modify, asking for limits/restrictions.
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