{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 615.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"minor child\" means a child who:\n(1) on the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003, is younger than 18 years of age; and\n(2) if the child is not a biological or adopted child, was claimed as a dependent on the federal income tax return of an individual listed under Section 615.003 for the year preceding the year of the individual's death.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 615. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND OTHERS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm#615.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4c18c1bcbaa5d1ae3b77da1cd53db198e745c1bfa0366f22008b61f92a86c5f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.232","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}