Title FA, Family Code

Sec. 34.003. CONTENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The authorization agreement must contain: (1) the following information from the adult caregiver: (A) the name and signature of the adult caregiver; (B) the adult caregiver's relationship to the child; and (C) the adult caregi…

Sec. 34.004. EXECUTION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) The authorization agreement must be signed and sworn to before a notary public by the parent and the adult caregiver. (b) A parent may not execute an authorization agreement without a written order by the appropriate court if…

Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF PARTIES TO AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) If both parents did not sign the authorization agreement, not later than the 10th day after the date the authorization agreement is executed the parties shall mail to the parent who was not a party to the authorizatio…

Sec. 34.006. AUTHORIZATION VOIDABLE. An authorization agreement is voidable by a party if the other party knowingly: (1) obtained the authorization agreement by fraud, duress, or misrepresentation; or (2) made a false statement on the authorization agreement. Added by Acts 2009, …

Sec. 34.007. EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) A person who is not a party to the authorization agreement who relies in good faith on an authorization agreement under this chapter, without actual knowledge that the authorization agreement is void, revoked, or invalid, is not…

Sec. 34.0075. TERM OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. An authorization agreement executed under this chapter is for a term of six months from the date the parties enter into the agreement and renews automatically for six-month terms unless: (1) an earlier expiration date is stated in th…

Sec. 34.008. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an authorization agreement under this chapter terminates if, after the execution of the authorization agreement, a court enters an order: (1) affecting the parent-child relationship; (2…

Sec. 34.009. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) presents a document that is not a valid authorization agreement as a valid authorization agreement under this chapter; (2) makes a false statement on an authorization agreement; or (3) obtains an a…