{"id":1256,"date":"2013-09-27T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.busby-lee.com\/?page_id=1256"},"modified":"2024-01-04T05:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T05:35:06","slug":"grandparents-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.busby-lee.com\/grandparents-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandparents\u2019 Rights In Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In Texas, a court may award a grandparent “reasonable possession of or access to” a child as long as at least one biological or adoptive parent’s parental rights have not been terminated. The grandparent must overcome a statutory presumption that a parent barring access is acting in the best interest of the child, which is the U.S. Supreme Ruling in the Troxel v. Granville <\/a>case. In order to overcome this presumption, the grandparent must prove that denial would “significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional well-being.”   Grandparent’s rights in Texas generally apply to the custody of a grandchild and visitation privileges. Grandparents may file a suit requesting custody if they believe it is in the child’s best interest.<\/p>\n

The facts that support access by a grandparent or even custody usually include:<\/strong><\/p>\n