{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 153.003","heading":"NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR MARITAL STATUS.","body":"The court shall consider the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or the child in determining:\n(1) which party to appoint as sole managing conservator;\n(2) whether to appoint a party as joint managing conservator; and\n(3) the terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.153.htm#153.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"f4d81f937ed2d4988cc2b37d137cb8e0d6cfd2c971f585d38aa6d1a8c1e23f42","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}