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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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).
(d) Expired.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 105.002. Jury - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-105-002/
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