{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-71.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 71.003","heading":"FAMILY.","body":"\"Family\" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.03, eff. June 14, 2001.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 71. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.71.htm#71.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"5861df457ade788b6df313275d9440f4241a9e752660bb4bd0cd614136dbc151","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-71.0021","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-71.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}