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Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority
Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority
Section 31.001. Requirements - Sec. 31.001. REQUIREMENTS. (a) A minor may petition to have...
Section 31.002. Requisites of Petition; Verification - Sec. 31.002. REQUISITES OF PETITION; VERIFICATION. (a) The petition for...
Section 31.003. Venue - Sec. 31.003. VENUE. The petitioner shall file the petition in...
Section 31.004. Representation of Petitioner - Sec. 31.004. REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER. The court shall appoint an...
Section 31.005. Order - Sec. 31.005. ORDER. The court by order, or the Texas...
Section 31.006. Effect of General Removal - Sec. 31.006. EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL. Except for specific constitutional...
Section 31.007. Registration of Order of Another State or Nation - Sec. 31.007. REGISTRATION OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE OR NATION....
Section 31.008. Waiver of Citation - Sec. 31.008. WAIVER OF CITATION. (a) A party to a...
Chapter 32 - Consent to Treatment of Child by Non-Parent or Child
Subchapter A. Consent to Medical, Dental, Psychological, and Surgical Treatment
Section 32.001. Consent by Non-Parent - Sec. 32.001. CONSENT BY NON-PARENT. (a) The following persons may...
Section 32.002. Consent Form - Sec. 32.002. CONSENT FORM. (a) Consent to medical treatment under...
Section 32.003. Consent to Treatment by Child - Sec. 32.003. CONSENT TO TREATMENT BY CHILD. (a) A child...
Section 32.004. Consent to Counseling - Sec. 32.004. CONSENT TO COUNSELING. (a) A child may consent...
Section 32.005. Examination Without Consent of Abuse or Neglect of Child - Sec. 32.005. EXAMINATION WITHOUT CONSENT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF...
Subchapter B. Immunization
Section 32.101. Who May Consent to Immunization of Child - Sec. 32.101. WHO MAY CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION OF CHILD. (a)...
Section 32.1011. Consent to Immunization by Child - Sec. 32.1011. CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION BY CHILD. (a) Notwithstanding Section...
Section 32.102. Informed Consent to Immunization - Sec. 32.102. INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION. (a) A person authorized...
Section 32.103. Limited Liability for Immunization - Sec. 32.103. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR IMMUNIZATION. (a) In the absence...
Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 32.201. Emergency Shelter or Care for Minors - Sec. 32.201. EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CARE FOR MINORS. (a) An...
Section 32.202. Consent to Emergency Shelter or Care by Minor - Sec. 32.202. CONSENT TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CARE BY MINOR....
Section 32.203. Consent by Minor to Housing or Care Provided Through Transitional Living Program - Sec. 32.203. CONSENT BY MINOR TO HOUSING OR CARE PROVIDED...
Chapter 33 - Notice of and Consent to Abortion
Section 33.001. Definitions - Sec. 33.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abortion" has the...
Section 33.002. Parental Notice - Sec. 33.002. PARENTAL NOTICE. (a) A physician may not perform...
Section 33.0021. Consent Required - Sec. 33.0021. CONSENT REQUIRED. A physician may not perform an...
Section 33.0022. Medical Emergency Notification; Affidavit for Medical Record - Sec. 33.0022. MEDICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION; AFFIDAVIT FOR MEDICAL RECORD. (a)...
Section 33.003. Judicial Approval - Sec. 33.003. JUDICIAL APPROVAL. (a) A pregnant minor may file...
Section 33.004. Appeal - Sec. 33.004. APPEAL. (a) A minor whose application under Section...
Section 33.005. Affidavit of Physician - Sec. 33.005. AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN. (a) A physician may execute...
Section 33.006. Guardian Ad Litem Immunity - Sec. 33.006. GUARDIAN AD LITEM IMMUNITY. A guardian ad litem...
Section 33.0065. Records - Sec. 33.0065. RECORDS. The clerk of the court shall retain...
Section 33.007. Costs Paid by State - Sec. 33.007. COSTS PAID BY STATE. (a) A court acting...
Section 33.008. Physician's Duty to Report Abuse of a Minor; Investigation and Assistance - Sec. 33.008. PHYSICIAN'S DUTY TO REPORT ABUSE OF A MINOR;...
Section 33.0085. Duty of Judge or Justice to Report Abuse of Minor - Sec. 33.0085. DUTY OF JUDGE OR JUSTICE TO REPORT ABUSE...
Section 33.009. Other Reports of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Sec. 33.009. OTHER REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR....
Section 33.010. Confidentiality - Sec. 33.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. Notwithstanding any other law, information obtained by...
Section 33.011. Information Relating to Judicial Bypass - Sec. 33.011. INFORMATION RELATING TO JUDICIAL BYPASS. The Texas Department...
Section 33.012. Civil Penalty - Sec. 33.012. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who is found...
Section 33.013. Capacity to Consent - Sec. 33.013. CAPACITY TO CONSENT. An unemancipated minor does not...
Section 33.014. Attorney General to Enforce - Sec. 33.014. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENFORCE. The attorney general shall...
Chapter 34 - Authorization Agreement for Nonparent Adult Caregiver
Section 34.0015. Definitions - Sec. 34.0015. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult caregiver" means...
Section 34.002. Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.002. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) A parent or both parents...
Section 34.0021. Authorization Agreement by Parent in Child Protective Services Case - Sec. 34.0021. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BY PARENT IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES...
Section 34.0022. Inapplicability of Certain Laws - Sec. 34.0022. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) An authorization agreement...
Section 34.003. Contents of Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.003. CONTENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The authorization agreement...
Section 34.004. Execution of Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.004. EXECUTION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The authorization agreement...
Section 34.005. Duties of Parties to Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF PARTIES TO AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) If...
Section 34.006. Authorization Voidable - Sec. 34.006. AUTHORIZATION VOIDABLE. An authorization agreement is voidable by...
Section 34.007. Effect of Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.007. EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) A person who...
Section 34.0075. Term of Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.0075. TERM OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. An authorization agreement executed...
Section 34.008. Termination of Authorization Agreement - Sec. 34.008. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) Except as provided...
Section 34.009. Penalty - Sec. 34.009. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Chapter 35 - Temporary Authorization for Care of Minor Child
Section 35.001. Applicability - Sec. 35.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a person whose...
Section 35.002. Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35.002. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. A person described by Section 35.001...
Section 35.003. Petition for Temporary Authorization for Care of Child - Sec. 35.003. PETITION FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION FOR CARE OF CHILD....
Section 35.004. Notice; Hearing - Sec. 35.004. NOTICE; HEARING. (a) On receipt of the petition,...
Section 35.005. Order for Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35.005. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. (a) At the hearing...
Section 35.006. Renewal or Termination of Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35.006. RENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. (a) A...
Section 35.007. Effect of Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35.007. EFFECT OF TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. (a) A person who...
Chapter 35A - Temporary Authorization for Inpatient Mental Health Services for Minor Child
Section 35A.001. Applicability - Sec. 35A.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a person whose...
Section 35A.002. Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35A.002. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. A person described by Section 35A.001...
Section 35A.003. Petition for Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35A.003. PETITION FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. A petition for temporary...
Section 35A.004. Notice; Hearing - Sec. 35A.004. NOTICE; HEARING. (a) On receipt of the petition,...
Section 35A.005. Order for Temporary Authorization - Sec. 35A.005. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION. (a) At the hearing...
Subtitle B - Parental Liability
Chapter 41 - Liability of Parents for Conduct of Child
Section 41.001. Liability - Sec. 41.001. LIABILITY. A parent or other person who has...
Section 41.002. Limit of Damages - Sec. 41.002. LIMIT OF DAMAGES. Recovery for damage caused by...
Section 41.0025. Liability for Property Damage to an Inn or Hotel - Sec. 41.0025. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO AN INN OR...
Section 41.003. Venue - Sec. 41.003. VENUE. A suit as provided by this chapter...
Chapter 42 - Civil Liability for Interference With Possessory Interest in Child
Section 42.001. Definitions - Sec. 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Order" means a...
Section 42.002. Liability for Interference With Possessory Right - Sec. 42.002. LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY RIGHT. (a) A...
Section 42.003. Aiding or Assisting Interference With Possessory Right - Sec. 42.003. AIDING OR ASSISTING INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY RIGHT. (a)...
Section 42.005. Venue - Sec. 42.005. VENUE. A suit may be filed in a...
Section 42.006. Damages - Sec. 42.006. DAMAGES. (a) Damages may include: (1) the actual...
Section 42.007. Affirmative Defense - Sec. 42.007. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. The defendant may plead as an...
Section 42.008. Remedies Not Affected - Sec. 42.008. REMEDIES NOT AFFECTED. This chapter does not affect...
Section 42.009. Frivolous Suit - Sec. 42.009. FRIVOLOUS SUIT. A person sued for damages as...
Subtitle C - Change of Name
Chapter 45 - Change of Name
Subchapter A. Change of Name of Child
Section 45.001. Who May File; Venue - Sec. 45.001. WHO MAY FILE; VENUE. A parent, managing conservator,...
Section 45.002. Requirements of Petition - Sec. 45.002. REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition to change...
Section 45.003. Citation - Sec. 45.003. CITATION. (a) The following persons are entitled to...
Section 45.0031. Waiver of Citation - Sec. 45.0031. WAIVER OF CITATION. (a) A party to a...
Section 45.004. Order - Sec. 45.004. ORDER. (a) The court may order the name...
Section 45.005. Liabilities and Rights Unaffected - Sec. 45.005. LIABILITIES AND RIGHTS UNAFFECTED. A change of name...
Subchapter B. Change of Name of Adult
Section 45.101. Who May File; Venue - Sec. 45.101. WHO MAY FILE; VENUE. An adult may file...
Section 45.102. Requirements of Petition - Sec. 45.102. REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition to change...
Section 45.103. Order - Sec. 45.103. ORDER. (a) The court shall order a change...
Section 45.104. Liabilities and Rights Unaffected - Sec. 45.104. LIABILITIES AND RIGHTS UNAFFECTED. A change of name...
Section 45.105. Change of Name in Divorce Suit - Sec. 45.105. CHANGE OF NAME IN DIVORCE SUIT. (a) On...
Section 45.106. Change of Name Certificate - Sec. 45.106. CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE. (a) A person whose...
Section 45.107. Waiver of Citation - Sec. 45.107. WAIVER OF CITATION. (a) A party to a...
Subtitle E - General Provisions
Chapter 47 - General Provisions
Section 47.001. Applicability of Definitions - Sec. 47.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 47.002. Applicability of Laws Relating to Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, and Amicus Attorneys - Sec. 47.002. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO ATTORNEYS AD LITEM,...
Section 47.003. Use of Digitized Signature - Sec. 47.003. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized signature...