Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I was divorced in 2011. I had an attorney at that time, however, now, I am going to take ex-wife back to court for modification and child support / medical enforcement. I live in Dallas County and she lives in Kansas City Missouri. I have exclusive residency (no geographical), exclusive education and exclusive medical. Right now, our decree says Joint Managing Conservator and I want to change it to Sole Conservator and her Possessory.

My question: I am filling out all the papers I got from the Dallas Court to file for the modification. Also, I got papers that I need to fill out and bring to court for the judge to sign, however, I am not sure if I need to have a new Decree with all the changes that I am requesting in case the judge awards me what I am going after. Do I need to change my previous decree in case I get awarded everything, and if so, what do I title the decree? Right now, it is titled "Agreed Final Decree of Divorce".

Thanks for your help


Asked on 10/22/16, 4:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

I will assume that you got the divorce in Dallas County.

If you ask for a modification, and the Judge grants it, your final order (of modification) will order changes only for those parts of the decree that changed. The other parts of the decree don't even need to be mentioned.

In other words, you don't re-do the entire decree.

The final order will be styled "Order in Suit to Modify the Parent-Child Relationship.

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Answered on 10/24/16, 1:22 pm


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