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TX Fam Code § 104.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 104 - Evidence|Section 104.004. Remote Televised Broadcast of Testimony of Child

Sec. 104.004.  REMOTE TELEVISED BROADCAST OF TESTIMONY OF CHILD.  (a)  If in a suit a child 12 years of age or younger is alleged to have been abused, the court may, on the motion of a party to the proceeding, order that the testimony of the child be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be televised by closed-circuit equipment in the courtroom to be viewed by the court and the parties.(b)  The procedures that apply to prerecorded videotaped testimony of a child apply to the remote broadcast of testimony of a child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 104.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 104 - Evidence|Section 104.005. Substitution for In-Court Testimony of Child

Sec. 104.005.  SUBSTITUTION FOR IN-COURT TESTIMONY OF CHILD.  (a)  If the testimony of a child is taken as provided by this chapter, the child may not be compelled to testify in court during the proceeding.(b)  The court may allow the testimony of a child of any age to be taken in any manner provided by this chapter if the child, because of a medical condition, is incapable of testifying in open court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 104.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 104 - Evidence|Section 104.006. Hearsay Statement of Child Abuse Victim

Sec. 104.006.  HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIM.  In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, a statement made by a child 12 years of age or younger that describes alleged abuse against the child, without regard to whether the statement is otherwise inadmissible as hearsay, is admissible as evidence if, in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, the court finds that the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indications of the statement's reliability and:(1)  the child testifies or is available to testify at the proceeding in court or in any other manner provided for by law;  or(2)  the court determines that the use of the statement in lieu of the child's testimony is necessary to protect the welfare of the child.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 104.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 104 - Evidence|Section 104.007. Video Testimony of Certain Professionals

Sec. 104.007.  VIDEO TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS.  (a)  In this section, "professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.101(b).(b)  In a proceeding brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services concerning a child who is alleged in a suit to have been abused or neglected, the court may order that the testimony of a professional be taken outside the courtroom by videoconference:(1)  on the agreement of the department's counsel and respondent's counsel; or(2)  if good cause exists, on the court's own motion.(c)  In ordering testimony to be taken as provided by Subsection (b), the court shall ensure that the videoconference testimony allows:(1)  the parties and attorneys involved in the proceeding to be able to see and hear the professional as the professional testifies;  and(2)  the professional to be able to see and hear the parties and attorneys examining the professional while the professional is testifying.(d)  If the court permits the testimony of a professional by videoconference as provided by this section to be admitted during the proceeding, the professional may not be compelled to be physically present in court during the same proceeding to provide the same testimony unless ordered by the court.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 266, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 104.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 104 - Evidence|Section 104.008. Certain Testimony Prohibited

Sec. 104.008.  CERTAIN TESTIMONY PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may not offer an expert opinion or recommendation relating to the conservatorship of or possession of or access to a child at issue in a suit unless the person has conducted a child custody evaluation relating to the child under Subchapter D, Chapter 107.(b)  In a contested suit, a mental health professional may provide other relevant information and opinions, other than those prohibited by Subsection (a), relating to any party that the mental health professional has personally evaluated.(c)  This section does not apply to a suit in which the Department of Family and Protective Services is a party.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 105.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.001. Temporary Orders Before Final Order

Sec. 105.001.  TEMPORARY ORDERS BEFORE FINAL ORDER.  (a)  In a suit, the court may make a temporary order, including the modification of a prior temporary order, for the safety and welfare of the child, including an order:(1)  for the temporary conservatorship of the child;(2)  for the temporary support of the child;(3)  restraining a party from disturbing the peace of the child or another party;(4)  prohibiting a person from removing the child beyond a geographical area identified by the court;  or(5)  for payment of reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions under this section shall be granted without the necessity of an affidavit or verified pleading stating specific facts showing that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result before notice can be served and a hearing can be held.  Except as provided by Subsection (h), an order may not be rendered under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (5) except after notice and a hearing.  A temporary restraining order or temporary injunction granted under this section need not:(1)  define the injury or state why it is irreparable;(2)  state why the order was granted without notice;  or(3)  include an order setting the cause for trial on the merits with respect to the ultimate relief requested.(c)  Except on a verified pleading or an affidavit in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, an order may not be rendered:(1)  attaching the body of the child;(2)  taking the child into the possession of the court or of a person designated by the court;  or(3)  excluding a parent from possession of or access to a child.(d)  In a suit, the court may dispense with the necessity of a bond in connection with temporary orders on behalf of the child.(e)  Temporary orders rendered under this section are not subject to interlocutory appeal.(f)  The violation of a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or other temporary order rendered under this section is punishable by contempt and the order is subject to and enforceable under Chapter 157.(g)  The rebuttable presumptions established in favor of the application of the guidelines for a child support order and for the standard possession order under Chapters 153 and 154 apply to temporary orders.  The presumptions do not limit the authority of the court to render other temporary orders.(h)  An order under Subsection (a)(1) may be rendered without notice and an adversary hearing if the order is an emergency order sought by a governmental entity under Chapter 262.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 105.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.0011. Information Regarding Protective Orders

Sec. 105.0011.  INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS.  At any time while a suit is pending, if the court believes, on the basis of any information received by the court, that a party to the suit or a member of the party's family or household may be a victim of family violence, the court shall inform that party of the party's right to apply for a protective order under Title 4.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 361 (S.B. 1275), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 105.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.002. Jury

Sec. 105.002.  JURY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party may demand a jury trial.(b)  A party may not demand a jury trial in:(1)  a suit in which adoption is sought, including a trial on the issue of denial or revocation of consent to the adoption by the managing conservator;  or(2)  a suit to adjudicate parentage under Chapter 160.(c)  In a jury trial:(1)  a party is entitled to a verdict by the jury and the court may not contravene a jury verdict on the issues of:(A)  the appointment of a sole managing conservator;(B)  the appointment of joint managing conservators;(C)  the appointment of a possessory conservator;(D)  the determination of which joint managing conservator has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child;(E)  the determination of whether to impose a restriction on the geographic area in which a sole managing conservator or joint managing conservator may designate the child's primary residence; and(F)  if a restriction described by Paragraph (E) is imposed, the determination of the geographic area within which the sole managing conservator or joint managing conservator must designate the child's primary residence; and(2)  the court may not submit to the jury questions on the issues of:(A)  support under Chapter 154 or Chapter 159;(B)  a specific term or condition of possession of or access to the child; or(C)  any right or duty of a conservator, other than a determination under Subdivision (1)(D), (E), or (F).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 180, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.10, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 2, 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 868), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 105.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.003. Procedure for Contested Hearing

Sec. 105.003.  PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED HEARING.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this title, proceedings shall be as in civil cases generally.(b)  On the agreement of all parties to the suit, the court may limit attendance at the hearing to only those persons who have a direct interest in the suit or in the work of the court.(c)  A record shall be made as in civil cases generally unless waived by the parties with the consent of the court.(d)  When information contained in a report, study, or examination is before the court, the person making the report, study, or examination is subject to both direct examination and cross-examination as in civil cases generally.(e)  The hearing may be adjourned from time to time.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 105.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.004. Preferential Setting

Sec. 105.004.  PREFERENTIAL SETTING.  After a hearing, the court may:(1)  grant a motion filed by a party or by the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for the child for a preferential setting for a trial on the merits; and(2)  give precedence to that hearing over other civil cases if the court finds that the delay created by ordinary scheduling practices will unreasonably affect the best interest of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 105.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.005. Findings

Sec. 105.005.  FINDINGS.  Except as otherwise provided by this title, the court's findings shall be based on a preponderance of the evidence.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 105.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.007. Compliance With Order Requiring Notice of Change of Required Information

Sec. 105.007.  COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER REQUIRING NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REQUIRED INFORMATION.  (a)  A party shall comply with the order by giving written notice to each other party of an intended change in the party's current residence address, mailing address, home telephone number, name of employer, address of employment, and work telephone number.(b)  The party must give written notice by registered or certified mail of an intended change in the required information to each other party on or before the 60th day before the change is made.  If the party does not know or could not have known of the change in sufficient time to provide 60-day notice, the party shall provide the written notice of the change on or before the fifth day after the date that the party knew of the change.(c)  The court may waive the notice required by this section on motion by a party if it finds that the giving of notice of a change of the required information would be likely to expose the child or the party to harassment, abuse, serious harm, or injury.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 105.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 105 - Settings, Hearings, and Orders|Section 105.008. Record of Support Order for State Case Registry

Sec. 105.008.  RECORD OF SUPPORT ORDER FOR STATE CASE REGISTRY.  (a)  The clerk of the court shall provide the state case registry with a record of a court order for child support, medical support, and dental support.  The record of a support order shall include information provided by the parties on a form developed by the Title IV-D agency.  The form shall be completed by the petitioner and submitted to the clerk at the time the order is filed for record.(b)  The form described by Subsection (a) may include an option for a party to apply for child support services provided by the Title IV-D agency.  If a party applies for child support services, the party or the party's authorized representative must sign the form.(c)  To the extent federal funds are available, the Title IV-D agency shall reimburse the clerk of the court for the costs incurred in providing the record of support order required under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (S.B. 285), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 106.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 106 - Costs and Attorney's Fees|Section 106.001. Costs

Sec. 106.001.  COSTS.  The court may award costs in a suit or motion under this title and in a habeas corpus proceeding.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 15, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 106.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 106 - Costs and Attorney's Fees|Section 106.002. Attorney's Fees and Expenses

Sec. 106.002.  ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES.  (a)  In a suit under this title, the court may render judgment for reasonable attorney's fees and expenses and order the judgment and postjudgment interest to be paid directly to an attorney.(b)  A judgment for attorney's fees and expenses may be enforced in the attorney's name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 15, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 478, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 108.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 108 - Central Record File; Vital Statistics|Section 108.001. Transmittal of Records of Suit by Clerk

Sec. 108.001.  TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS OF SUIT BY CLERK.  (a)  Except as provided by this chapter, the clerk of the court shall transmit to the vital statistics unit a certified record of the order rendered in a suit, together with the name and all prior names, birth date, and place of birth of the child on a form provided by the unit.  The form shall be completed by the petitioner and submitted to the clerk at the time the order is filed for record.(b)  The vital statistics unit shall maintain these records in a central file according to the name, birth date, and place of birth of the child, the court that rendered the order, and the docket number of the suit.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the records required under this section to be maintained by the vital statistics unit are confidential.(d)  In a Title IV-D case, the Title IV-D agency may transmit the record and information specified by Subsection (a) directly to the vital statistics unit.  The record and information are not required to be certified if transmitted by the Title IV-D agency under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.034, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 108.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 108 - Central Record File; Vital Statistics|Section 108.002. Dissolution of Marriage Records Maintained by Clerk

Sec. 108.002.  DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE RECORDS MAINTAINED BY CLERK.  A clerk may not transmit to the central record file the pleadings, papers, studies, and records relating to a suit for divorce or annulment or to declare a marriage void.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 108.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 108 - Central Record File; Vital Statistics|Section 108.003. Transmittal of Information Regarding Adoption

Sec. 108.003.  TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION REGARDING ADOPTION.  (a)  The clerk of a court that renders a decree of adoption shall, not later than the 10th day of the first month after the month in which the adoption is rendered, transmit to the central registry of the vital statistics unit a certified report of adoption that includes:(1)  the name of the adopted child after adoption as shown in the adoption order;(2)  the birth date of the adopted child;(3)  the docket number of the adoption suit;(4)  the identity of the court rendering the adoption;(5)  the date of the adoption order;(6)  the name and address of each parent, guardian, managing conservator, or other person whose consent to adoption was required or waived under Chapter 162, or whose parental rights were terminated in the adoption suit;(7)  the identity of the licensed child placing agency, if any, through which the adopted child was placed for adoption; and(8)  the identity, address, and telephone number of the registry through which the adopted child may register as an adoptee.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by law, for good cause shown, or on an order of the court that granted the adoption or terminated the proceedings under Section 155.001, the records concerning a child maintained by the district clerk after rendition of a decree of adoption, the records of a child-placing agency that has ceased operations, and the records required under this section to be maintained by the vital statistics unit are confidential, and no person is entitled to access to or information from these records.(c)  If the vital statistics unit determines that a report filed with the unit under this section requires correction, the unit shall mail the report directly to an attorney of record with respect to the adoption.  The attorney shall return the corrected report to the unit.  If there is no attorney of record, the unit shall mail the report to the clerk of the court for correction.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.035, eff. April 2, 2015.|