Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: amending divorce agreement

The Court's order says she will live within 100 miles. It doesn't say anything about unless she marries a Marine. If she wants to go with him, she will have to leave the kids behind unless she can convince the judge that it is in the children's best interest to change the order. Unless she has legal training in the fine points of Family Law, "forms" won't be much help. Better get a lawyer or choose somebody within 100 miles to marry.

Re: amending divorce agreement

She does have rights. She has the right to not marry someone who will take the children more than 100 miles from their father. She has the right to marry the marine and have visitation with him when he gets time.

Remember, this is about the children.. not your friend. Your friend has choices, the children do not. The issue is what is in the CHILDREN's best interest. The strong presumption of most courts is that it is in the children's best interest to have both their parents close by to have a meaningful relationship with. The parents get to choose whether to live that way but they dont get to choose to take the children away from the other parent.