{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 161.203","heading":"DISMISSAL OF PETITION.","body":"A suit to terminate may not be dismissed nor may a nonsuit be taken unless the dismissal or nonsuit is approved by the court. The dismissal or nonsuit approved by the court is without prejudice.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER C. HEARING AND ORDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.161.htm#161.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"781482740fe03c6076095b8422e7d7c732b78a5e6295c32e902ccdebdd6d187c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.2021","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}