Texas Family Code

§ 153.376 — RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR

FA § 153.376Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS · Art. G. APPOINTMENT OF NONPARENT AS CONSERVATOR

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(a)Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services appointed as a possessory conservator has the following rights and duties during the period of possession:

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

(2)the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, and shelter; and

(3)the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child.

(b)A nonparent possessory conservator has any other right or duty specified in the order. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.048, eff. April 2, 2015.