Sec. 263.402. LIMIT ON EXTENSION. The parties to a suit under this chapter may not extend the deadlines set by the court under this subchapter by agreement or otherwise.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 90, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Subchapter E. Final Order for Child Under Department Care
Section 263.401. Dismissal After One Year; New Trials; Extension
Section 263.4011. Rendering Final Order; Extension
Section 263.402. Limit on Extension
Section 263.403. Monitored Return of Child to Parent
Section 263.4041. Verification of Transition Plan
Section 263.405. Appeal of Final Order
Section 263.4055. Supreme Court Rules
Section 263.406. Court Information System
Section 263.408. Requirements for Appointment of Nonparent as Managing Conservator
Section 263.409. Final Notification of Benefits Related to Kinship Verification