Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I am the noncostodial parent (father) and the costodial parent (mother) is putting my children in a school that is 15 to 20 min. away from there home wich make the children late all the time. As the noncostodial parent the mother says I have no say in were my children go to school at. In the town in which we both reside in there is a really good school and I am pushing her to send our children there not only because it would be easyer on her to get them to school so they are not late but also so I can attened there school functions. She is only sending them to the other school because she knows that it is to hard for me to go to school activies because of my work schedule. Do I have a say in what school my children go to or do I have to fight her in court? I do not want to have to put my children threw anymore legal battles they have been threw enough because of her not wanting me to see them. Is there anything I can do so I can be more involed in my kids activites?


Asked on 4/19/10, 6:56 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You'll want to read your court order. It will tell you about how the decisions are to be made about the children's education.

If the current order puts all the control in Mom's hands, your only recourse is to ask for a modification of the order, based on the idea that a change is in the children's best interest.

Just between you and me, I would NOT do this just to change the part of the order that has to do with educational decisions.

I might suggest: call the school, and arrange to meet with the children's teachers (and the people who are in charge of the children's extracurricular activities). Let them know that you're interested and involved, and tell them about your situation. They might have some suggestions.

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Answered on 4/24/10, 7:56 am


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