Tex. Family Code § 42.001
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 42.001, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 42.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Order" means a temporary or final order of a court of this state or another state or nation.
(2) "Possessory right" means a court-ordered right of possession of or access to a child, including conservatorship, custody, and visitation.
(1) "Order" means a temporary or final order of a court of this state or another state or nation.
(2) "Possessory right" means a court-ordered right of possession of or access to a child, including conservatorship, custody, and visitation.
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