Texas Exhibit Rights and Duties Form

The Exhibit Rights and Duties form is used to state which of the spouses will have control over the education of the children. In addition to education, other decisions related to the children’s well being are included.

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Exhibit: Rights and Duties Order	 	
 
 
 
After considering the circumstances of this case, the Court makes the fo\
llowing orders, and finds that 
these Orders are in the best interest of the child/ren. 
 
1. 	
 RIGHTS AT ALL 	TIMES	 	
IT IS ORDERED that both parents  always	 have the following rights and duties :  
1.  To receive information from the other parent about the child/ren’s he\
alth, education, and well- being, and to talk to the other parent about upcoming decisions concerni\
ng the child/ren’s health, 
education, and well-being.  
2.  To talk to the child/ren’s doctors, dentists, and psychologists, teac\
hers, and school staff, and to  have access to the child/ren’s records. 
3.  To attend the child/ren’s school activities.  
4.  To be designated as an emergency contact on their child/ren’s records\
. 
5.  To give consent for emergency medical, dental, and surgical treatment if\
 the child/ren’s health or  safety is in danger. 
6.  Each parent always has the right to manage the child/ren’s estate(s)\
 if he or she set it up for the  child/ren or if that parent’s relatives set it up for the child/ren. \
 
 
 
IT IS ORDERED that both parents have the following rights and duties  when the child/ren are with 	
them	:  
1.   To feed, clothe, and shelter the child/ren 
2.  To care for, control, and protect, the child/ren 
3.  To discipline the child/ren in reasonable ways 
4.  To arrange for and consent to non-invasive medical and dental care  
5.  To direct the child/ren’s moral and religious training 	
 
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© Texas Partnership for Legal Access  Exhibit Rights and Duties,  Aug. 2009  Page 2 of 2  
Texas Family Code, Ch. 151-153	   	
2.  O	THER RIGHTS AND DUTIES	 	
 
IT IS ORDERED that the parties have the following rights and duties as m\
arked below: 
 
  Mom alone
  Dad alone
  Mom and 
Dad 
together  Either  
Mom or 
Dad    Other 
person*  
1.  Make decisions concerning the child/ren’s 
education   
 	 	 	 	 	 	
2.  Consent to major medical, dental, and  surgical treatment for the child/ren  
 	 	 	 	 	 	
3.  Consent to psychological treatment for the  child/ren  
 	 	 	 	 	 	
4.  Consent to a child’s marriage  
 	 	 	 	 	 	
5.  Consent to a child enlisting in the U.S. Armed  Forces 
 	 	 	 	 	 	
6.  Manage or control the earnings or services of  a child who works  
 	 	 	 	 	 	
7.  Represent the child/ren in a legal action and  make important legal decisions that affect the 
child/ren 
 	 	 	 	 	 	
8.  Make decisions for the child/ren about their  estates if required by law (unless the child/ren 
have a guardian ad litem or guardian of the 
estate) 
 	 	 	 	 	 	
9.  Manage the child/ren’s estates if any were  created by the parents’ community or joint 
property. 
 	 	 	 	 	 	
* If you checked  “Other person,” explain below:  
Name of other person	
:   	   
Relationship to child/ren	
: