{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 84.006","heading":"HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.","body":"In a hearing on an application for a protective order, a statement made by a child 12 years of age or younger that describes alleged family violence against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006 in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (H.B. 905), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS","CHAPTER 84. HEARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.84.htm#84.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"74c8a4a34477513df169721b0f2ccfebff15b20f4a1aefedf4a245c215749446","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-85.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}