Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

temporay custody of grandchildren

I would like to know what I need to do to get temporay custody of my grandchildren. my daughter has found a job in another town and would like for the children to stay with us for a while. We have two grandchildren a boy age 8 and the girl age 7. Both are A and AB honor roll students since Kinder. The school they attend is rated one of the hightest in this area. The boy is in his second year of Cub Scouts which he really loves. The girl has been in several local beauty pagents and has won 1st place in her age division in all four pagents. The kids lost their father in an automobile accidend two years ago and they and their mother (our daughter) have been living with us since then. We have furnish a little cottage for them in the back side of our yard.

My family consists of my husband now twice retired from retail business management and from a national medical testing labrtory, We have another daughter a 21 year old who attends College and has a temporay job with a middle high school here her second year and has been promoted to work the full school term as well as a summer job. She has been teaching dancing and performing arts. I have been in the banking business for over thirty years.


Asked on 7/18/06, 9:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: temporay custody of grandchildren

It sounds as if you have a lovely family, and this should be a non-issue. From your post, it sounds as if you expect this to be temporary, but possibly long-term. In that event, an attorney should draft for you specific power of attorney and medical authorization. If you anticipate a problem down the line, then you may want to consider filing a joint petition for conservatorship of the children.

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Answered on 7/27/06, 3:11 pm


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