Title FA, Family Code

Sec. 15.111. INFORMED CONSENT. Before a prospective party signs a collaborative family law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer must: (1) assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative family law p…

Sec. 15.112. FAMILY VIOLENCE. (a) In this section: (1) "Dating relationship" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021(b). (2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004. (3) "Household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005. (4) "Member of a household" h…

Sec. 15.113. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW COMMUNICATION. (a) A collaborative family law communication is confidential to the extent agreed to by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law other than this chapter. (b) If the parties agree in a signed recor…

Sec. 15.114. PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW COMMUNICATION. (a) Except as provided by Section 15.115, a collaborative family law communication, whether made before or after the institution of a proceeding, is privileged and not subject to disclosure and m…

Sec. 15.115. LIMITS OF PRIVILEGE. (a) The privilege prescribed by Section 15.114 does not apply to a collaborative family law communication that is: (1) in an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process, evidenced in a record signed by all parties to the agreeme…

Sec. 15.116. AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNAL IN CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) Notwithstanding that an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 15.101 or that a lawyer has failed to comply with Section 15.111 or 15.112, a tribunal may find that the parties intended to enter into a c…

Sec. 31.001. REQUIREMENTS. (a) A minor may petition to have the disabilities of minority removed for limited or general purposes if the minor is: (1) a resident of this state; (2) 17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents,…

Sec. 31.002. REQUISITES OF PETITION; VERIFICATION. (a) The petition for removal of disabilities of minority must state: (1) the name, age, and place of residence of the petitioner; (2) the name and place of residence of each living parent; (3) the name and place of residence of t…

Sec. 31.003. VENUE. The petitioner shall file the petition in the county in which the petitioner resides. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Sec. 31.004. REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER. The court shall appoint an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem to represent the interest of the petitioner at the hearing. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (…

Sec. 31.005. ORDER. The court by order, or the Texas Supreme Court by rule or order, may remove the disabilities of minority of a minor, including any restriction imposed by Chapter 32, if the court or the Texas Supreme Court finds the removal to be in the best interest of the pe…

Sec. 31.006. EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL. Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as provided by federal law, all educatio…

Sec. 31.007. REGISTRATION OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE OR NATION. (a) A nonresident minor who has had the disabilities of minority removed in the state of the minor's residence may file a certified copy of the order removing disabilities in the deed records of any county in this sta…

Sec. 31.008. WAIVER OF CITATION. (a) A party to a suit under this chapter may waive the issuance or service of citation after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed pe…

Sec. 32.001. CONSENT BY NON-PARENT. (a) The following persons may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child when the person having the right to consent as otherwise provided by law cannot be contacted and that person has not given actual notice …

Sec. 32.002. CONSENT FORM. (a) Consent to medical treatment under this subchapter must be in writing, signed by the person giving consent, and given to the doctor, hospital, or other medical facility that administers the treatment. (b) The consent must include: (1) the name of th…

Sec. 32.003. CONSENT TO TREATMENT BY CHILD. (a) A child may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the child by a licensed physician or dentist if the child: (1) is on active duty with the armed services of the United States of America; (2) is: (A) …

Sec. 32.004. CONSENT TO COUNSELING. (a) A child may consent to counseling for: (1) suicide prevention; (2) chemical addiction or dependency; or (3) sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. (b) A licensed or certified physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker having reason…

Sec. 32.005. EXAMINATION WITHOUT CONSENT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF CHILD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a physician, dentist, or psychologist having reasonable grounds to believe that a child's physical or mental condition has been adversely affected by abuse or neglect …

Sec. 32.101. WHO MAY CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION OF CHILD. (a) In addition to persons authorized to consent to immunization under Chapter 151 and Chapter 153, the following persons may consent to the immunization of a child: (1) a guardian of the child; and (2) a person authorized un…

Sec. 32.1011. CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION BY CHILD. (a) Notwithstanding Section 32.003 or 32.101, a child may consent to the child's own immunization for a disease if: (1) the child: (A) is pregnant; or (B) is the parent of a child and has actual custody of that child; and (2) the Ce…

Sec. 32.102. INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION. (a) A person authorized to consent to the immunization of a child has the responsibility to ensure that the consent, if given, is an informed consent. The person authorized to consent is not required to be present when the immunizati…

Sec. 32.103. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR IMMUNIZATION. (a) In the absence of wilful misconduct or gross negligence, a health care provider who accepts the health history and other information given by a person who is delegated the authority to consent to the immunization of a child dur…

Sec. 32.201. EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CARE FOR MINORS. (a) An emergency shelter facility may provide shelter and care to a minor and the minor's child or children, if any. (b) An emergency shelter facility may provide shelter or care only during an emergency constituting an immediate…

Sec. 32.202. CONSENT TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CARE BY MINOR. (a) A minor may consent to emergency shelter or care to be provided to the minor or the minor's child or children, if any, under Section 32.201(c) if the minor is: (1) 16 years of age or older and: (A) resides separate a…

Sec. 32.203. CONSENT BY MINOR TO HOUSING OR CARE PROVIDED THROUGH TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "transitional living program" means a residential services program for children provided in a residential child-care facility licensed or certified by the Departmen…

Sec. 33.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code. This definition, as applied in this chapter, may not be construed to limit a minor's access to contraceptives. (2) "Fetus" means an individual human orga…

Sec. 33.002. PARENTAL NOTICE. (a) A physician may not perform an abortion on a pregnant unemancipated minor unless: (1) the physician performing the abortion gives at least 48 hours actual notice, in person or by telephone, of the physician's intent to perform the abortion to: (A…

Sec. 33.0021. CONSENT REQUIRED. A physician may not perform an abortion in violation of Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2016.

Sec. 33.0022. MEDICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION; AFFIDAVIT FOR MEDICAL RECORD. (a) If the physician who is to perform the abortion concludes under Section 33.002(a)(3)(A) that a medical emergency exists and that there is insufficient time to provide the notice required by Section 33…

Sec. 33.003. JUDICIAL APPROVAL. (a) A pregnant minor may file an application for a court order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without notification to and consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian. (b) The application must be filed …

Sec. 33.004. APPEAL. (a) A minor whose application under Section 33.003 is denied may appeal to the court of appeals having jurisdiction over civil matters in the county in which the application was filed. On receipt of a notice of appeal, the clerk of the court that denied the a…

Sec. 33.005. AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN. (a) A physician may execute for inclusion in the minor's medical record an affidavit stating that, after reasonable inquiry, it is the belief of the physician that: (1) the minor has made an application or filed a notice of an appeal with a co…

Sec. 33.006. GUARDIAN AD LITEM IMMUNITY. A guardian ad litem appointed under this chapter and acting in the course and scope of the appointment is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of the guardian ad litem committed in good faith. The immunity granted by this…

Sec. 33.0065. RECORDS. The clerk of the court shall retain the records for each case before the court under this chapter in accordance with rules for civil cases and grant access to the records to the minor who is the subject of the proceeding. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.…

Sec. 33.007. COSTS PAID BY STATE. (a) A court acting under Section 33.003 or 33.004 may issue an order requiring the state to pay: (1) the cost of any attorney ad litem and any guardian ad litem appointed for the minor; (2) notwithstanding Sections 33.003(n) and 33.004(e), the co…

Sec. 33.008. PHYSICIAN'S DUTY TO REPORT ABUSE OF A MINOR; INVESTIGATION AND ASSISTANCE. (a) If a minor claims to have been physically or sexually abused or a physician or physician's agent has reason to believe that a minor has been physically or sexually abused, the physician or…

Sec. 33.0085. DUTY OF JUDGE OR JUSTICE TO REPORT ABUSE OF MINOR. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a judge or justice who, as a result of court proceedings conducted under Section 33.003 or 33.004, has reason to believe that a minor has been or may be physically or sexually abus…

Sec. 33.009. OTHER REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR. A court or the guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem for the minor shall report conduct reasonably believed to violate Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code, based on information obtained during a confidential …

Sec. 33.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. Notwithstanding any other law, information obtained by the Department of Family and Protective Services or another entity under Section 33.008, 33.0085, or 33.009 is confidential except to the extent necessary to prove a violation of Section 21.02, 2…

Sec. 33.011. INFORMATION RELATING TO JUDICIAL BYPASS. The Texas Department of Health shall produce and distribute informational materials that explain the rights of a minor under this chapter. The materials must explain the procedures established by Sections 33.003 and 33.004 and…

Sec. 33.012. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who is found to have intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with gross negligence violated this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 and not more than $10,000. (b) Each performance or attempted perf…

Sec. 33.013. CAPACITY TO CONSENT. An unemancipated minor does not have the capacity to consent to any action that violates this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2016.

Sec. 33.014. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENFORCE. The attorney general shall enforce this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2016.

Sec. 34.0015. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult caregiver" means an adult person whom a parent has authorized to provide temporary care for a child under this chapter. (2) "Parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.024. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (S…

Sec. 34.002. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT. (a) A parent or both parents of a child may enter into an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver to authorize the adult caregiver to perform the following acts in regard to the child: (1) to authorize medical, dental, psychological, …