Tex. Family Code § 61.001
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 61.001, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 61.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Juvenile court order" means an order by a juvenile court in a proceeding to which this chapter applies requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting.
(2) "Other eligible person" means the respondent's guardian, the respondent's custodian, or any other person described in a provision under this title authorizing the court order.
(1) "Juvenile court order" means an order by a juvenile court in a proceeding to which this chapter applies requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting.
(2) "Other eligible person" means the respondent's guardian, the respondent's custodian, or any other person described in a provision under this title authorizing the court order.
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