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

Tex. Family Code § 47.001: APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.

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  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY
  3. SUBTITLE E. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  4. CHAPTER 47. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title.

(b) If a term defined in this title has a meaning different from the meaning provided by Chapter 101, the meaning provided by this title prevails.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 822), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Reenacted and amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 7.001, eff. September 1, 2017.

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