{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.312","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 159.312","heading":"NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.","body":"If a party alleges in an affidavit or pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 24, eff. July 1, 2015.","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 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.312","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2bd9074788d4e649a2829aca169a004669b11ee32f3a9ce428782276ce7f7fa3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.311","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}