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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This chapter applies to a proceeding to enter a juvenile court order:
(1) for restitution under Sections 54.041(b) and 54.048;
(2) for community service under Section 54.044(b);
(3) requiring the person to refrain from doing any act injurious to the welfare of the child under Section 54.041(a)(1);
(4) enjoining contact between the person and the child who is the subject of a proceeding under Section 54.041(a)(2);
(5) ordering a person living in the same household with the child to participate in counseling under Section 54.041(a)(3);
(6) requiring a parent or other eligible person to attend a court hearing under Section 51.115;
(7) requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting to aid the child in complying with conditions of release from detention under Section 54.01(r); or
(8) requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting under any law imposing an obligation of action or omission on a parent or other eligible person because of the parent's or person's relation to the child who is the subject of a proceeding under this title.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 61.002. Applicability - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-61-002/
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