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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
SB335Relating 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 90%
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 explicitly out of scope for the custody-support topic.
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%
States that the amendment is intended only to clarify existing law regarding best interest of the child in governmental suits under Subtitle E, with no substantive change to custody, support or related parental rights.
Section 153.002(a), 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 under Subtitle E) within the best-interest standard for conservatorship, possession and access. Per the topic definitions, child-welfare cases brought by the state (including removals, foster care and related procedures) are out of scope for custody-support, even when they involve parents; the bill makes no changes to disputes between parents or between a parent and a private third party. The text and a dedicated section confirm it is only a clarification of existing law with no new,
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