{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.603","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 153.603","heading":"REQUIREMENT OF PARENTING PLAN IN FINAL ORDER.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a final order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship must include a parenting plan.\n(b) The following orders are not required to include a parenting plan:\n(1) an order that only modifies child support;\n(2) an order that only terminates parental rights; or\n(3) a final order described by Section 155.001(b).\n(c) If the parties have not reached agreement on a final parenting plan on or before the 30th day before the date set for trial on the merits, a party may file with the court and serve a proposed parenting plan.\n(d) This section does not preclude the parties from requesting the appointment of a parenting coordinator to resolve parental conflicts.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 482 (H.B. 252), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 555), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.","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 K. PARENTING PLAN, PARENTING COORDINATOR, AND PARENTING FACILITATOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.153.htm#153.603","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"4b511cfe1033e6a9805328fa49649656410545ffe80634b790c40424b8186e07","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.602","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-153.6031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}