"Joint managing conservatorship" means the sharing of the rights and duties of a parent by two parties, ordinarily the parents, even if the exclusive right to make certain decisions may be awarded to one party.
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.016
JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Rayburn v. Rayburn (1998)
Most recently applied in in the Interest of C.A.P., Jr. and M.M.P., Children (August 2007)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.