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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.032

Tex. Fam. Code § 101.032 - Suit Affecting The Parent-Child Relationship (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 101.032. SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.** (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. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

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