A Texas mother moved to Portugal while her teenage children stayed with their father; after years of custody appeals, a court upheld a plan granting her summer and school-holiday visits, plus at least two calls each week

• A Texas appeals court has upheld an updated custody arrangement between a mother living in Portugal and a father living in Texas.
• The decision brings an end to years of legal disputes over parental access to their two teenage children.
• The Texas Third Court of Appeals issued a written decision confirming a lower court's order that gives the mother a clear visitation schedule.