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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) “Suit affecting the parent-child relationship” means a suit filed as provided by this title in which the appointment of a managing conservator or a possessory conservator, access to or support of a child, or establishment or termination of the parent-child relationship is requested.
(b) The following are not suits affecting the parent-child relationship:
(1) a habeas corpus proceeding under Chapter 157;
(2) a proceeding filed under Chapter 159 to determine parentage or to establish, enforce, or modify child support, whether this state is acting as the initiating or responding state; and
(3) a proceeding under Title 2.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 101.032. Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-101-032/
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