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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB4656Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and a nonparent.
Direction
Custody & supportcustody parenting timeAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Makes it harder for nonparents to win custody or visitation over a parent's objection by requiring an affidavit with supporting facts, a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the child's best interest, and clear and convincing evidence that denial would significantly impair the child, plus a
In a suit between a parent and a nonparent, it is a rebuttable presumption that: (1) a parent acts in the best interest of the parent's child; and (2) it is in the best interest of a child to be in the care, custody, and control of a parent.
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Custody & supportotherAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 80%
Imposes additional requirements on nonparents seeking modification of a prior order granting them relief against a parent, including overcoming the parental presumption by clear and convincing evidence and barring use of a prior agreed order to overcome the presumption.
In a suit for modification between a parent and a nonparent, the nonparent: (1) must overcome the presumption under Section 153.002(b) by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) may not overcome the presumption under Section 153.002(b) on the basis of a prior order granting relief to the nonparent if the parent agreed to the prior order.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and nonparent by adding standing requirements for nonparents, creating a rebuttable presumption favoring parents in custody and access decisions, requiring clear and convincing evidence to overcome it, and imposing limits in modification suits; these changes expand the rights of the parent (who would typically have less custody or be paying support in such disputes) against nonparent claims.
Related bills
SB335Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB185Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB692Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB930Relating to the consideration of family violence and coercive control in determining conservatorship and possession of and access to a child↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-22 14:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee Hearing E1.014