Tex. Family Code § 65.001
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 65.001, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 65.001. SCOPE AND PURPOSE.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter details the procedures and proceedings in cases involving allegations of truant conduct.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to encourage school attendance by creating simple civil judicial procedures through which children are held accountable for excessive school absences.
(c) The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in adjudicating truant conduct of the child.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to encourage school attendance by creating simple civil judicial procedures through which children are held accountable for excessive school absences.
(c) The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in adjudicating truant conduct of the child.
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