Tex. Family Code § 262.005
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.005, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.005. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD.
Official statutory text
When possession of the child has been acquired through voluntary delivery of the child to a law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer, the law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer taking the child into possession shall cause a suit to be filed not later than the 60th day after the date the child is taken into possession.
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