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Texas Supreme Court denies Jeff Younger’s petition over ex-wife moving children to California

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AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Jeff Younger’s petition for writ of mandamus in “a child-custody dispute involving twin boys, one of whom has exhibited confusion about his gender,” states an opinion concurring in the denial of the petition. 

Younger’s ex-wife, Anne Georgulas, is a pediatrician and recently moved to California after a district court authorized her to reside with the children anywhere in the continental U.S. 

Younger is concerned that the move to California will bring about the medical transitioning of his son, according to the opinion, authored by Justice James Blacklock.

The child’s parents were awarded joint custody – making it so both parents would have to consent to any transition procedures.

“The effect of the order is that neither parent has the legal authority to consent unilaterally to gender-transition therapy for their son, whether that therapy takes place in California, Texas, or elsewhere,” the opinion states. “As long as this order is in effect, Mother’s parental rights do not include the right to obtain gender-transition therapy for her son. 

“That is just as much the case in California as it is in Texas.” 

Younger believes that California’s enactment of Senate Bill 107 will enable Georgulas to evade the Texas court order prohibiting her from unilaterally consenting to gender-transition therapy, according to the opinion. 

“Father misreads California’s new law,” the opinion states. “By my reading of SB 107, Father’s fears are no more likely to be realized in California under SB 107 than they were before the bill’s enactment.” 

Following the ruling, Younger posted a tweet stating that the Texas Supreme Court effectively terminated his parental rights. 

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