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D EFINITIONS AND I NSTRUCTIONS —SAPCR

PJC 215.13

PJC 215.13 Possessory Conservator

PJC 215.13A Possessory Conservator—Parent vs. Parent— Possessory Conservatorship Not Contested

A parent who is not appointed sole or joint managing conservator will be appointed possessory conservator and granted possession of and access to the child under terms and conditions specified by the court.

PJC 215.13B Possessory Conservator—Possessory Conservatorship of Parent Contested

“Possessory conservator of a child” means the person or persons appointed to have possession of or access to the child at specified times and upon certain conditions. In addition to the rights and duties listed above that a parent named a conservator has at all times or during periods of possession of the child, sub ject to any limitations imposed by court order on those rights and duties, a par ent appointed possessory conservator has any other right or duty of a managing conservator expressly granted to that parent in the decree appointing that parent a possessory conservator.

PJC 215.13C Possessory Conservator—Nonparent Seeking Conservatorship

“Possessory conservator of a child” means the person or persons appointed to have possession of or access to the child at specified times and upon certain conditions. Unless limited by court order, a nonparent possessory conservator has the following rights and duties during the period of possession: 1. the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child; 2. the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, and shelter; and 3. the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child. A nonparent possessory conservator has any other right or duty expressly granted to the possessory conservator in the court decree.

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