{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.1025","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 107.1025","heading":"EFFECT OF MENTAL EXAMINATION.","body":"A mental examination described by Rule 204.4, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, does not by itself satisfy the requirements for a child custody evaluation under this subchapter. A mental examination may be included in the report required under this subchapter and relied on by the child custody evaluator to the extent the evaluator considers appropriate under the circumstances.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.107.htm#107.1025","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"98876512b0367f94cefec4172f6c5c1757dfae7d335e75d1beb888f8684555c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}