{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 42.007","heading":"AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.","body":"The defendant may plead as an affirmative defense that the defendant acted in violation of the order with the express consent of the plaintiff.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE B. PARENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 42. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY INTEREST IN CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.42.htm#42.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"79087228ca2a9e741deed2654759e95a3e79edf991cb60a102a83a31b506b52d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}