Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Could a person how has joint custody of a child sign over his/her joint custody to a family member? And of so what would he/she need to do this?


Asked on 10/08/15, 11:30 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Daley KoonsFuller PC

Custody rights are only granted by court order, so you can't really sign your rights over.

What you can do is enter into an agreement that the family member can act on your behalf. It's called a Non-Parent Relative Authorization Agreement and you don't need a lawyer to put it together. The State of Texas has prepared a great form. If you'll follow the instructions carefully, you'll be fine.

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Application/Forms/showFile.aspx?NAME=2638.pdf

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Answered on 10/16/15, 3:14 pm


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