How to Add a Grandparent to a Sole Custody Modification After a Final Decree in Texas
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A motion to reconsider is a request for a judge to rethink his own ruling.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Ask the same judge responsible for the original custody order for a motion to reconsider. Such a motion is a request for the original judge to look again at a decided case and consider a new verdict. To make any motion to the courts of Texas, you will have to submit your request in writing to the original judge and that request will have to include either your lawyer's name and address or your own if you don't have an attorney. You will also have to include any evidence or expert legal opinions supporting your request, the particular reason for the motion and the relief sought. This will be your chance to specify the inclusion of your grandparent in the custody order. - 2
Texas law permits you to change your request to the court.Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images
Amend your original pleading. In Texas courts, a pleading is both a response to an accusation and a request to the court for a legal remedy. You can amend your original custody pleading to include custody for a grandparent within 7 days of receiving the verdict by altering your original petition to the court to include custody for the grandparent. - 3
Even after the conclusion of a primary case, you still have the right to appeal.Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images
Take your case to the Court of Appeals. To do this, file a notice of appeal with the district clerk within 30 days after the first court's ruling. The notice should specify both you as the person making the appeal, the ruling appealed and the court receiving the notice. You will have to pay the district clerk all requested fees for serving the notice. Of course, the entire matter may be resolved before any trial. The judge may permit you to have any number of appellate conferences and may abide by the agreements of those conferences.
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