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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.372

Tex. Fam. Code § 153.372 - Nonparent Appointed As Joint Managing Conservator (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 153.372. NONPARENT APPOINTED AS JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.** (a) A nonparent, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency appointed as a joint managing conservator may serve in that capacity with either another nonparent or with a parent of the child. (b) The procedural and substantive standards regarding an agreed or court-ordered joint managing conservatorship provided by Subchapter C apply to a nonparent joint managing conservator. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.045, eff. April 2, 2015.

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