Title 5 › Chapter 161 › Subchapter B

Texas Family Code § 161.101

Petition Allegations; Petition and Motion Requirements

Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship · Procedures

(a) A petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship is sufficient without the necessity of specifying the underlying facts if the petition alleges in the statutory language the ground for the termination and that termination is in the best interest of the child.

(b) A petition or motion filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a suit for termination of the parent-child relationship is subject to Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 8 (H.B. 567), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.

Other Texas codes referenced

Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 10