{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 157.006","heading":"AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.","body":"(a) The issue of the existence of an affirmative defense to a motion for enforcement does not arise unless evidence is admitted supporting the defense.\n(b) The respondent must prove the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence.\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 157. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. PLEADINGS AND DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.157.htm#157.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"af635e5b3e2827e233b83472026c761a2f6f6ba6a564244037a5917057691d57","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-157.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}