{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.002","heading":"POLICY.","body":"It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including the mediation of issues involving conservatorship, possession, and support of children, and the early settlement of pending litigation through voluntary settlement procedures.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1121, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1987.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 154. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.154.htm#154.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"fcd968753304bf66667c6d627084d5058abcc3427b334883c5b2bb35e379f5b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}