Sec. 153.6031. EXCEPTION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS REQUIREMENT. A requirement in a parenting plan that a party initiate or participate in a dispute resolution process before filing a court action does not apply to an action:
(1) to modify the parenting plan in an emergency;
(2) to modify child support;
(3) alleging that the child's present circumstances will significantly impair the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development;
(4) to enforce; or
(5) in which the party shows that enforcement of the requirement is precluded or limited by Section 153.0071.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 555), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
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 K. Parenting Plan, Parenting Coordinator, and Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.602. Parenting Plan Not Required in Temporary Order
Section 153.603. Requirement of Parenting Plan in Final Order
Section 153.6031. Exception to Dispute Resolution Process Requirement
Section 153.605. Appointment of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6051. Appointment of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.606. Duties of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6061. Duties of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.607. Presumption of Good Faith; Removal of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6071. Presumption of Good Faith; Removal of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.608. Report of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6081. Report of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.6082. Report of Joint Proposal or Statement of Intent; Agreements and Recommendations
Section 153.6083. Communications and Recordkeeping of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.609. Compensation of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6091. Compensation of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.610. Qualifications of Parenting Coordinator
Section 153.6101. Qualifications of Parenting Facilitator
Section 153.6102. Parenting Facilitator; Conflicts of Interest and Bias
Section 153.611. Exception for Certain Title Iv-D Proceedings