Tex. Family Code § 81.0015
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 81.0015, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 81.0015. PRESUMPTION.
Official statutory text
For purposes of this subtitle, there is a presumption that family violence has occurred if:
(1) the respondent has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any of the following offenses against the child for whom the petition is filed:
(A) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, for which the court has made an affirmative finding that the offense involved family violence under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; and
(2) the respondent's parental rights with respect to the child have been terminated.
(1) the respondent has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any of the following offenses against the child for whom the petition is filed:
(A) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, for which the court has made an affirmative finding that the offense involved family violence under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; and
(2) the respondent's parental rights with respect to the child have been terminated.
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