Tex. Family Code § 153.6031
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 153.6031, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 153.6031. EXCEPTION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS REQUIREMENT.
Official statutory text
A requirement in a parenting plan that a party initiate or participate in a dispute resolution process before filing a court action does not apply to an action:
(1) to modify the parenting plan in an emergency;
(2) to modify child support;
(3) alleging that the child's present circumstances will significantly impair the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development;
(4) to enforce; or
(5) in which the party shows that enforcement of the requirement is precluded or limited by Section 153.0071.
(1) to modify the parenting plan in an emergency;
(2) to modify child support;
(3) alleging that the child's present circumstances will significantly impair the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development;
(4) to enforce; or
(5) in which the party shows that enforcement of the requirement is precluded or limited by Section 153.0071.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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