{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 161.205","heading":"ORDER DENYING TERMINATION.","body":"If the court does not order termination of the parent-child relationship, the court shall:\n(1) deny the petition; or\n(2) render any order in the best interest of the child.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 6, 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#161.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"132f7cbb0e3993f7f61fc42d5ec990cecc2e87951ec405532f5d72df6559da90","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}