Texas Family Code

§ 105.009 — PARENT EDUCATION AND FAMILY STABILIZATION COURSE

FA § 105.009Title 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)In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, including an action to modify an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship providing for possession of or access to a child, the court may order the parties to the suit to attend a parent education and family stabilization course if the court determines that the order is in the best interest of the child.

(b)The parties to the suit may not be required to attend the course together. The court, on its own motion or the motion of either party, may prohibit the parties from taking the course together if there is a history of family violence in the marriage.

(c)A course under this section must be at least four hours, but not more than 12 hours, in length and be designed to educate and assist parents with regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children. The course must include information on the following issues:

(1)the emotional effects of divorce on parents;

(2)the emotional and behavioral reactions to divorce by young children and adolescents;

(3)parenting issues relating to the concerns and needs of children at different development stages;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1171 (H.B. 3531), Sec. 3, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2023.