Texas Family Code

§ 153.502 — ABDUCTION RISK FACTORS

FA § 153.502Title 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. I. PREVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION

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(a)To determine whether there is a risk of the international abduction of a child by a parent of the child, the court shall consider evidence that the parent:

(1)has taken, enticed away, kept, withheld, or concealed a child in violation of another person's right of possession of or access to the child, unless the parent presents evidence that the parent believed in good faith that the parent's conduct was necessary to avoid imminent harm to the child or the parent;

(2)has previously threatened to take, entice away, keep, withhold, or conceal a child in violation of another person's right of possession of or access to the child;

(3)lacks financial reason to stay in the United States, including evidence that the parent is financially independent, is able to work outside of the United States, or is unemployed;

(4)has recently engaged in planning activities that could facilitate the removal of the child from the United States by the parent, including:

(A)quitting a job;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.