Texas Family Code

§ 151.001 — RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT

FA § 151.001Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 151. RIGHTS AND DUTIES IN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

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(a)A parent of a child has the following rights and duties:

(1)the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of the child;

(2)the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;

(3)the duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care, and education;

(4)the duty, except when a guardian of the child's estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child, including the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;

(5)except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right to the services and earnings of the child;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 924 (H.B. 383), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.