Family law is generally considered divorces and matters involving children, like child custody and support. Post-divorce modifications of child arrangements, like support and custody, are also included. Family courts also hear adoptions, CPS cases and domestic violence.
The Texas Family Code contains five Titles and 266 chapters. “Family law” means matters under the Family Code. The titles are:
• Title 1: The Marriage Relationship.
o Title 1-A: Collaborative Family Law.
• Title 2: Child in Relation to the Family.
• Title 3: Juvenile Justice Code.
o Title 3-A: Truancy Court Proceedings.
• Title 4: Protective Orders and Family Violence.
• Title 5: The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship.