Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

My brother's daughter wants to assign custody of her two small daughters to him. Can they create a form and have it notarized giving him custody? He really CANNOT afford a lawyer.


Asked on 5/03/13, 5:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kevin Henderson Kevin Henderson Attorney at Law

There is a procedure for this in Chapter 34, Texas Family Code. I'm not aware of a form that exists that would be available for a non-lawyer to use. You might check your county law library and look through the Texas Family Law Practice Manual for Authorization for Non-Parent Relative.

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Answered on 5/04/13, 9:56 am


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