Texas Family Code

§ 105.002 — JURY

FA § 105.002Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 105. SETTINGS, HEARINGS, AND ORDERS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party may demand a jury trial.

(b)A party may not demand a jury trial in:

(1)a suit in which adoption is sought, including a trial on the issue of denial or revocation of consent to the adoption by the managing conservator; or

(2)a suit to adjudicate parentage under Chapter 160.

(c)In a jury trial:

(1)a party is entitled to a verdict by the jury and the court may not contravene a jury verdict on the issues of:

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 868), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.