Texas Family Code

§ 153.603 — REQUIREMENT OF PARENTING PLAN IN FINAL ORDER

FA § 153.603Title 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. K. PARENTING PLAN, PARENTING COORDINATOR, AND PARENTING FACILITATOR

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a final order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship must include a parenting plan.

(b)The following orders are not required to include a parenting plan:

(1)an order that only modifies child support;

(2)an order that only terminates parental rights; or

(3)a final order described by Section 155.001(b).

(c)If the parties have not reached agreement on a final parenting plan on or before the 30th day before the date set for trial on the merits, a party may file with the court and serve a proposed parenting plan.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 555), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.