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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 161.102: FILING SUIT FOR TERMINATION BEFORE BIRTH.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
  4. CHAPTER 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEDURES

(a) A suit for termination may be filed before the birth of the child.

(b) If the suit is filed before the birth of the child, the petition shall be styled "In the Interest of an Unborn Child." After the birth, the clerk shall change the style of the case to conform to the requirements of Section 102.008.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

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