How to Enforce an Agreement Not to Expose the Children to New Partners

My question involves a marriage in the state of: Texas
Both my ex and I entered into a verbal agreement in regards to not introducing children to new partner unless there was an engagement.
This agreement was entered into with witnesses, no monetary exchange, no documents were signed. One of parties has defaulted on the agreement within a month of the verbal agreement.
Does the verbal agreement still stand 19 months later?
Is there any grounds for lawsuit 19 months later against the other party, not at fault?

If the other party violates the agreement 19 months later?

The other party has not expressed that my guess would be both monetary and sole custody of children.

Short answer is no. There no grounds. Family law is messy business, and judges are jaded and cynical from "he said... she said..." battles. They usually won't do anything unless something was in writing, and even then, you have to PROVE intended poor faith.

Thanks

If this wasn't important enough to put in an actual custody order, it's not important enough to justify wasting the court's time. If the new partner poses a genuine, provable danger to the children, that's something you can take to court.

As for, "My ex- is dating somebody, some nineteen or more months after our break-up, and the kids have met him"? That's normal.

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Quoting dallasmom12

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My question involves a marriage in the state of: Texas
Both my ex and I entered into a verbal agreement in regards to not introducing children to new partner unless there was an engagement.
This agreement was entered into with witnesses, no monetary exchange, no documents were signed. One of parties has defaulted on the agreement within a month of the verbal agreement.
Does the verbal agreement still stand 19 months later?
Is there any grounds for lawsuit 19 months later against the other party, not at fault?

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Verbal agreements don't mean anything. You should have put it in the actual custody order. Your ex can do whatever he or she wants with whomever he or she wants and have them around your kids.

If you want that legal, go to court and see if you can modify the order. I doubt it.

I believe it's DAD who wants to try to use Mom's relationship against her ... not the other way around.

Although I could be mistaken.

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Quoting Dogmatique

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I believe it's DAD who wants to try to use Mom's relationship against her ... not the other way around.

Although I could be mistaken.

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I read it the same way.

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Quoting llworking

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I read it the same way.

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Yup! And this would seem to fall into the general vicinity of "No1curr!".

(I had no idea what that meant until my now almost-teen grandson had to explain ... )