Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Generally speaking, holidays supercede regular possession times. The paragraph before the listing of holidays should say "...Notwithstanding the Possession Order..." That phrase means that holiday possession times are honored over weekend possession times.

Generally speaking, holidays supercede regular possession times. The paragraph before the listing of holidays should say "...Notwithstanding the Possession Order..." That phrase means that holiday possession times are honored over weekend possession times. You will need to read your order, to confirm the language. If not, you probably need a Clarification Order.

Apparently, this is the "new" area that people are "fighting" about. A Houston Texas facebook page has family law attorneys posting this exact question at Thanksgiving. I wonder if they were discussing your case or another case similar to yours - interesting. The concensus on that site was that since Thanksgiving was specifically mentioned in the Decree that it is superior to the 1st, 3rd and 5th week-end visits. And, if the parties ended up in front of the judge that the judge was going to give the non-custodial parent make-up time and attorneys' fees.

The case in question arose because the school did not specially call it Thanksgiving week-end because there were some "teacher days" before the actual Thanksgiving break to give the children a couple of days extra of days off from school.

This is why attorneys make money -- people fighting over silly stuff.

So if your ex wants to try to avoid you having Thanksgiving -- then let her & then go before the judge and get make-up time and ask for attorney's fees. Judge's tend not to like ex's being petty over this type of stuff. Judges want parents to see their kids - especially at holidays.