Texas Family Code

§ 161.302 — PETITION

FA § 161.302Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Art. D. REINSTATEMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AFTER INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION

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(a)The following persons may file a petition under this subchapter requesting the court to reinstate the parental rights of a former parent whose parental rights were involuntarily terminated under Section 161.001 or 161.003:

(1)the department;

(2)the single source continuum contractor under Subchapter B-1, Chapter 264, with responsibility for the child who is the subject of the petition;

(3)the attorney ad litem for the child who is the subject of the petition; or

(4)the former parent whose parental rights were involuntarily terminated.

(b)A petition for the reinstatement of parental rights may be filed under this subchapter only if:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 2926), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.