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Tex. Family Code § 42.002: LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY RIGHT.
Where this section sits in the code
- FAMILY CODE
- TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY
- SUBTITLE B. PARENTAL LIABILITY
- CHAPTER 42. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY INTEREST IN CHILD
(a) A person who takes or retains possession of a child or who conceals the whereabouts of a child in violation of a possessory right of another person may be liable for damages to that person.
(b) A possessory right is violated by the taking, retention, or concealment of a child at a time when another person is entitled to possession of or access to the child.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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