The Texas Standard Possession Order sets specific rules for major holidays, separate from the regular weekend schedule. The exact dates change every year based on the school calendar, so always check your own decree and your child’s district calendar — but the general pattern is:
- Thanksgiving: alternates by odd/even year, from school dismissal before the holiday through the Sunday or Monday after (depending on whether you have extended possession).
- Christmas: split roughly in half, with each parent getting one half; which parent gets which half alternates by odd/even year.
- Spring break: alternates by odd/even year, similar to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- Mother’s Day and Father’s Day: each parent generally gets that weekend regardless of the regular schedule.
- Summer: the non-custodial parent typically gets an extended block, often 30 days, which must usually be designated by a deadline set in the order (commonly April 1).
See the FER Calendar for the current year, and confirm your specific dates against your own court order — holiday provisions can vary from the standard order.