Sec. 157.007. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS. (a) The respondent may plead as an affirmative defense to contempt for failure to comply with an order for possession or access to a child that the movant voluntarily relinquished actual possession and control of the child.
(b) The voluntary relinquishment must have been for the time encompassed by the court-ordered periods during which the respondent is alleged to have interfered.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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
Subchapter A. Pleadings and Defenses
Section 157.001. Motion for Enforcement
Section 157.002. Contents of Motion
Section 157.003. Joinder of Claims and Remedies; No Election of Remedies
Section 157.004. Time Limitations; Enforcement of Possession
Section 157.005. Time Limitations; Enforcement of Child Support
Section 157.006. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement
Section 157.007. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement of Possession or Access
Section 157.008. Affirmative Defense to Motion for Enforcement of Child Support