Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

What happens when the Petitioner in a child custody case DOESN'T SIGN a Mediation Agreement?

We were ordered to mediation, and I didn't like the wording of the agreement; the agreement didn't address future visitation (holidays, summer, etc); the agreement didn't name me as Possessory Conservator. I am the maternal grandmother of my grandson, who was 2 years old when my daughter passed away in 2/2010. Mediation occured on 9/25/2012, and we went to court the same day. I told the court I didn't agree to the mediation agreement and I didn't sign it. I am the Petitioner. I live in Chicago, IL and the case is in Houston, Harris County, Texas.


Asked on 10/01/12, 10:11 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

If you didn't sign the mediation agreement, then there was no agreement; in other words, the mediation failed. That happens sometimes.

This means that the case will go to trial.

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Answered on 10/02/12, 11:24 am


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