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

Tex. Family Code § 262.015: FILING REQUIREMENT FOR PETITION REGARDING MORE THAN ONE CHILD.

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  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD
  4. CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Each suit under this chapter based on allegations of abuse or neglect arising from the same incident or occurrence and involving children that live in the same home must be filed in the same court.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (S.B. 999), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

Redesignated from Family Code, Section 262.013 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(15), eff. September 1, 2019.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:10Z. Source file · JSON

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