Texas Family Code
§ 33.003 — JUDICIAL APPROVAL
FA § 33.003Title 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY · Part A. LIMITATIONS OF MINORITY · Ch. 33. NOTICE OF AND CONSENT TO ABORTION
Statute text
View on source(a)A pregnant minor may file an application for a court order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without notification to and consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
(b)The application must be filed in:
(1)a county court at law, court having probate jurisdiction, or district court, including a family district court, in the minor's county of residence;
(2)if the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian is a presiding judge of a court described by Subdivision (1):
(A)a county court at law, court having probate jurisdiction, or district court, including a family district court, in a contiguous county; or
(B)a county court at law, court having probate jurisdiction, or district court, including a family district court, in the county where the minor intends to obtain the abortion;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2016.