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Child Custody: How Do You Manage Summer With The Kids?

June 25, 2019 By Paula Lock Smyth

Dad with three children - summer child custody

School is out and divorced parents are working out their plans for summer child custody. The Texas Standard Possession order provides for the non-primary parent to spend 30 days during the summer with the children if the parent lives within 100 miles of the children’s primary residence. For parents who missed the April 1 deadline for submitting a request to the court to have their children … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Child Custody Tagged With: Children, custody, summer child custody

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Paula Lock Smyth Law Offices
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd. Ste. 300
Dallas, Texas 75219

Phone: 214-420-1800
Fax: 214-420-1801

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    • My Practice
    • Professional History
    • Memberships, Activities, Recognition
  • Practice Areas
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    • Divorce
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      • Alternatives to Divorce
      • High Net Worth Divorce
      • Valuation of Assets
    • Collaborative Divorce
    • Mediation
    • Parenting Rights
      ▼
      • Adoption
      • How Divorce Affects Children
    • Child Custody
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      • Parenting Plans
      • Relocation Issues
    • Probate, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
  • FAQs
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    • Child Support FAQs
    • How Long Does It Take To Get A Divorce?
    • Is There Such a Thing as Legal Separation?
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