Texas Family Code

§ 42.006 — DAMAGES

FA § 42.006Title 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY · Part B. PARENTAL LIABILITY · Ch. 42. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH POSSESSORY INTEREST IN CHILD

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(a)Damages may include:

(1)reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses incurred in:

(A)locating a child who is the subject of the order;

(B)recovering possession of the child if the petitioner is entitled to possession; and

(C)enforcing the order and prosecuting the suit; and

(2)mental suffering and anguish incurred by the plaintiff because of a violation of the order.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2025.