Texas Family Code

§ 161.304 — ORDERS

FA § 161.304Title 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)Following a hearing under this subchapter, the court may render an order:

(1)granting the petition;

(2)denying the petition; or

(3)deferring the decision on the petition and rendering a temporary order expiring after a period of six months during which the department remains the managing conservator of the child and the former parent is the possessory conservator.

(b)If the court defers granting the petition under Subsection (a)(3):

(1)the department shall monitor the possessory conservatorship of the former parent during the period of the temporary order; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.