# Tex. Family Code § 153.005: APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 153.005
- **Heading:** APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.005

## Text

(a) In a suit, except as provided by Section 153.004, the court:

(1) may appoint a sole managing conservator or may appoint joint managing conservators; and

(2) if the parents are or will be separated, shall appoint at least one managing conservator.

(b) A managing conservator must be a parent, a competent adult, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency.

(c) In making an appointment authorized by this section, the court shall consider whether, preceding the filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit:

(1) a party engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004;

(2) a party engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect; or

(3) a final protective order was rendered against a party.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 153.001 § 153.001. PUBLIC POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.001.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.002 § 153.002. BEST INTEREST OF CHILD; REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION IN SUIT BETWEEN PARENT AND NONPARENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.002.md)
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- [Tex. Family Code § 153.004 § 153.004. HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.004.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.005 § 153.005. APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.005.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.006 § 153.006. APPOINTMENT OF POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.006.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.007 § 153.007. AGREED PARENTING PLAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.007.md)
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- [Tex. Family Code § 153.010 § 153.010. ORDER FOR FAMILY COUNSELING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.010.md)
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- [Tex. Family Code § 153.012 § 153.012. RIGHT TO PRIVACY; DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.012.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.013 § 153.013. FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.013.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.014 § 153.014. VISITATION CENTERS AND VISITATION EXCHANGE FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.014.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 153.015 § 153.015. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH CHILD BY CONSERVATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C153_S153.015.md)

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