{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-41.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 41.002","heading":"LIMIT OF DAMAGES.","body":"Recovery for damage caused by wilful and malicious conduct is limited to actual damages, not to exceed $25,000 per occurrence, plus reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 783, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE B. PARENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 41. LIABILITY OF PARENTS FOR CONDUCT OF CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.41.htm#41.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"6b84ed94990f9598adbb7ecd2124a5a41ecd2d1c3b6af151fb02981d88f75fc1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-41.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-41.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}