↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Creates a rebuttable presumption against appointing a parent who committed family violence (including coercive control) as managing conservator or granting them possession/access to the child, and requires a higher burden of proof to rebut it, so more obligations and fewer rights for the parent who,
If, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent committed family violence against the other parent or a child, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the child's best interest to: (1) appoint the parent as sole or joint managing conservator or grant the parent the exclusive right to determine the child's primary residence; or (2) award the parent possession of or access to the child, whether supervised or unsupervised.
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↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 85%
Expands the definition of family violence to include coercive control (a pattern of threatening, intimidating, or controlling acts), requires courts to consider it in conservatorship and possession decisions, and mandates specific written findings in orders, so more weight given to such conduct when
For purposes of this section and Section 153.004, family violence includes coercive control in addition to conduct described by Section 71.004.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses custody-support by amending Family Code provisions on conservatorship, possession, and access to a child to incorporate family violence (now including coercive control) as a key factor, creating presumptions against custody/possession for perpetrators, requiring higher evidentiary burdens to overcome them, mandating detailed findings, and specifying conditions for supervised access. This restricts the axis for the less-custodial or paying parent by increasing obligations and limiting rights when violence/coercive control is found, while the separate assessment,
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