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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB2855Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Custody & supportcustody parenting timeAI label
=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 80%
Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), but this is outside the scope of custody-support per the guidelines.
The best interest of the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child, including in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E.
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Custody & supportotherAI label
=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 80%
The bill is a technical clarification of existing law on best interest of the child in governmental suits under Subtitle E, with no substantive change to custody, support, or related parental rights or obligations between private parties.
Section 153.002, Family Code, as amended by this Act, is intended only to clarify existing law with respect to the court's consideration of the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the Family Code to explicitly include suits filed by a governmental entity (child welfare cases) within the best-interest standard for conservatorship, possession, and access. Per the guidelines, child-welfare cases brought by the state (including removals and Subtitle E proceedings) are out of scope for custody-support tags, even when they involve parents. The bill makes no changes to disputes between parents or between a parent and a private third party, and Section 2 states it is only a clarification of existing law with no substantive effect. No other listed topics are Subt
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