[Download] "Coleman V. Coleman" by Texas Court of Appeals # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Coleman V. Coleman
- Author : Texas Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 30, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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This is a contested fault divorce case which includes the conservatorship of two children. Following a bench trial, the trial court granted James Ray Coleman a divorce, determined custody, and divided the property. The final orders grant joint managing conservatorship over the children to both Mindy and James Coleman. The orders also separate the children's primary residence-the son's primary residence being established by Mindy Coleman and the daughter's primary residence established by James Coleman. By two issues, Mindy Coleman appeals the orders, claiming that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) appointing joint managing conservators and (2) by separating the children. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting joint managing conservatorship. However, we find that the district court abused its discretion by its failure to articulate clear and compelling reasons for separating the children. We reverse and remand the cause to the trial court so that it can articulate its rationale for separating the children, based on the record in this cause, or absent clear and compelling reasons for doing so, for a redetermination of the primary residences of the children based on the standards set forth in this opinion.