{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-263.402","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 263.402","heading":"LIMIT ON EXTENSION.","body":"The parties to a suit under this chapter may not extend the deadlines set by the court under this subchapter by agreement or otherwise.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 90, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 263. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER CARE OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER E. FINAL ORDER FOR CHILD UNDER DEPARTMENT CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.263.htm#263.402","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ed63528408ff0a5809b14e2a56dc0331640c8a4068a781b510287ac09058dc56","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-263.4012","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-263.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}