{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-57.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 57.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Close relative of a deceased victim\" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.\n(2) \"Guardian of a victim\" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.\n(3) \"Victim\" means a person who as the result of the delinquent conduct of a child suffers a pecuniary loss or personal injury or harm.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 49, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 57. RIGHTS OF VICTIMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.57.htm#57.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"962ecec88e093856372540b7fcc7cbebd63d7a25cd4af2330c7b65c68925c74f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-56.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-57.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}