{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-104.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 104.005","heading":"SUBSTITUTION FOR IN-COURT TESTIMONY OF CHILD.","body":"(a) If the testimony of a child is taken as provided by this chapter, the child may not be compelled to testify in court during the proceeding.\n(b) The court may allow the testimony of a child of any age to be taken in any manner provided by this chapter if the child, because of a medical condition, is incapable of testifying in open court.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 104. EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.104.htm#104.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"14ec3061934e19896e362d30e8709eb1378a3718edc0561f7f2b375845f4d92a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-104.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-104.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}