Texas Family Code
§ 102.003 — GENERAL STANDING TO FILE SUIT
FA § 102.003Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 102. FILING SUIT
Statute text
View on source(a)An original suit may be filed at any time by:
(1)a parent of the child;
(2)the child through a representative authorized by the court;
(3)a custodian or person having the right of visitation with or access to the child appointed by an order of a court of another state or country;
(4)a guardian of the person or of the estate of the child;
(5)a governmental entity;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 10, eff. May 21, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.029, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (H.B. 1689), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (H.B. 2350), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.