TX Fam Code § 153.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access|Subchapter B. Parent Appointed as Conservator: in General|Section 153.076. Duty to Provide Information

Sec. 153.076.   DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.  (a)  The court shall order that each conservator of a child has a duty to inform the other conservator of the child in a timely manner of significant information concerning the health, education, and welfare of the child.(b)  The court shall order that each conservator of a child has the duty to inform the other conservator of the child if the conservator resides with for at least 30 days, marries, or intends to marry a person who the conservator knows:(1)  is registered as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;  or(2)  is currently charged with an offense for which on conviction the person would be required to register under that chapter.(b-1)  The court shall order that each conservator of a child has the duty to inform the other conservator of the child if the conservator:(1)  establishes a residence with a person who the conservator knows is the subject of a final protective order sought by an individual other than the conservator that is in effect on the date the residence with the person is established;(2)  resides with, or allows unsupervised access to a child by, a person who is the subject of a final protective order sought by the conservator after the expiration of the 60-day period following the date the final protective order is issued; or(3)  is the subject of a final protective order issued after the date of the order establishing conservatorship.(c)  The notice required to be made under Subsection (b) must be made as soon as practicable but not later than the 40th day after the date the conservator of the child begins to reside with the person or the 10th day after the date the marriage occurs, as appropriate.  The notice must include a description of the offense that is the basis of the person's requirement to register as a sex offender or of the offense with which the person is charged.(c-1)  The notice required to be made under Subsection (b-1) must be made as soon as practicable but not later than:(1)  the 30th day after the date the conservator establishes residence with the person who is the subject of the final protective order, if the notice is required by Subsection (b-1)(1);(2)  the 90th day after the date the final protective order was issued, if the notice is required by Subsection (b-1)(2); or(3)  the 30th day after the date the final protective order was issued, if the notice is required by Subsection (b-1)(3).(d)  A conservator commits an offense if the conservator fails to provide notice in the manner required by Subsections (b) and (c), or Subsections (b-1) and (c-1), as applicable.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 330, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (S.B. 818), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|