{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 45.001","heading":"WHO MAY FILE; VENUE.","body":"A parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a child may file a petition requesting a change of name of the child in the county where the child resides.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE C. CHANGE OF NAME","CHAPTER 45. CHANGE OF NAME","SUBCHAPTER A. CHANGE OF NAME OF CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.45.htm#45.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"79a081332a6437a444d4937df04b79e98b6dbc6e0f1161acbc9e1716649be04b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-42.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}