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How Significant Is A Gals Recommendation To A Judge If It Falls Outside The Bounds Of A Court Ordered Decree?

Location: Texas

My wife has a very high conflict ex. In December, we had a GAL assigned to the case so that she can "find the best interest of the children". She recommended a therapist by name. This therapist is not covered by insurance. The therapist has an associate she wants to use, who is also not covered by insurance.

Our decree states that we should always select participating providers and if we want to go outside of a par-provider, that it would need to be agreed upon. Our attorney's have been going back and forth, racking up the bill weighing in on specific terms and conditions.

These out of network providers are at a significantly higher cost and they are out of town, which would require ~30min travel one-way. We've just been trying to keep school disruption to a minimum.

There are in-network providers located in-town (5min drive from home or school) that accept our insurance, but the GAL didn't name them. They have the exact same credentials that the GAL had suggested. LPC-S / LPC

What is more likely to happen?

a judge uses the weight of the decree to determine a ruling or
the GALs recommendation to determine

The cost breakdown of everything here:

Court fee if we fight the GALs recommendation - ~$5k

Out-of-network provider therapist until children turn 18 - $50,000

In-network provider therapist until children turn 18 - $11,000

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How Significant Is A Gals Recommendation To A Judge If It Falls Outside The Bounds Of A Court Ordered Decree?

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