Sec. 153.376. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. (a) Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services appointed as a possessory conservator has the following rights and duties during the period of possession:
(1) the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;
(2) the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, and shelter; and
(3) the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child.
(b) A nonparent possessory conservator has any other right or duty specified in the order.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.048, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 153 - Conservatorship, Possession, and Access
Subchapter G. Appointment of Nonparent as Conservator
Section 153.371. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Appointed as Sole Managing Conservator
Section 153.372. Nonparent Appointed as Joint Managing Conservator
Section 153.3721. Access to Certain Records by Nonparent Joint Managing Conservator
Section 153.373. Voluntary Surrender of Possession Rebuts Parental Presumption
Section 153.374. Designation of Managing Conservator in Affidavit of Relinquishment
Section 153.375. Annual Report by Nonparent Managing Conservator
Section 153.376. Rights and Duties of Nonparent Possessory Conservator