Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

what do i need to do to make sure my daughter goes to my husband and not her father who still has rights to her if i were to die? her father has not been around and she wont even talk to him on the phone. she has not had contact with her father in over a year.


Asked on 4/14/10, 7:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

What you're talking about can't be done unless you terminate Dad's parental rights.

The Probate Code says that the surviving parent is the "natural guardian" of a child.

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Answered on 4/20/10, 6:50 am


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