Legal Opinion
In the Interest of A.C.S.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 15, 2004No. 10-03-00392-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
Andrea Gayle Smith appeals an order modifying the child custody provisions of her divorce decree by requiring her children to return to Texas from South Carolina. Because the trial court abused its discretion by determining that the children’s return to Texas would be in their best interest, we will reverse and remand.
Background
Andrea and her former husband Scott were divorced in October 2002. The agreed decree designated the Smiths as joint managing conservators of their two daughters but designated Andrea as the person having the exclusive right to determine the…
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