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On March 17, 2020 the Texas Supreme Court, responding to a need to clarify an apparent ambiguity in the Standard Possession Order, issued a new order clarifying that pandemic-related school closures are not  holidays that extend the co-parent's period of possession following spring break; but rather, that notwithstanding any school closures, trial courts should construe possession orders with the originally published school calendar in mind. 

I think many of us are grateful for the Court's timely guidance like this and hopefully it will deter some artful doubting disobedience by would-be clever contemnors in a time with limited access to the courthouse.

Kids go back to the home parent after spring break for folks whose possession orders follow the SPO in the code. 

Here is the order: 

Texas Supreme Court Order on Child Schedule During Pandemic