Tex. Family Code § 101.009
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 101.009, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 101.009. DANGER TO PHYSICAL HEALTH OR SAFETY OF CHILD.
Official statutory text
"Danger to the physical health or safety of a child" includes exposure of the child to loss or injury that jeopardizes the physical health or safety of the child without regard to whether there has been an actual prior injury to the child.
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