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Visitation agreements with child custody addressed by Supreme Court during the pandemic

The current situation has many parents wondering how stay-at-home orders affect child custody and visitation agreements.

NUECES COUNTY, Texas — The current situation has many parents wondering how stay-at-home orders affect child custody and visitation agreements.

The issue was addressed by the state supreme court on March 24th. The court said "possession of and access to a child shall not be affected by any orders arising from any epidemic or pandemic.. not even COVID-19."

However, a local Family Law Attorney says visitation orders are always negotiable as long as both parents agree on what changes are made

"If the parties have a mutual agreement, then they can vary from the stated court ordered schedule, in fact it's not a variance from the court order, because the order itself says in absence of mutual agreement follow this plan," Kelly Koch Family Law Attorney said.  

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