Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

It is unusual but you can add a 3rd party as an additional "conservator" if both parents agree. I've done it in the past. However, once added you cannot remove them in the future - so be sure that you absolutely want this person to be a permanent fixture in their lives until they turn 18. I normally selected a parent or sibling to be the 3rd person. I normally did it when one parent is "absent" (drugs, homeless, mentally ill) or one parent was already dead or with a terminal illness.

Talk to an experienced family law attorney in your area to see how the judge would feel about doing it in your case. It is rather unusual but it's been done in Harris County Texas when circumstances were proven to a judge.

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