Tex. Family Code § 93.001
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 93.001, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 93.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Advocate" means a person who has at least 20 hours of training in assisting victims of family violence and is an employee or volunteer of a family violence center.
(2) "Family violence center" means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides, as its primary purpose, services to victims of family violence, including the services described by Section 51.005(b)(3), Human Resources Code.
(3) "Victim" has the meaning assigned to "victim of family violence" by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.
(1) "Advocate" means a person who has at least 20 hours of training in assisting victims of family violence and is an employee or volunteer of a family violence center.
(2) "Family violence center" means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides, as its primary purpose, services to victims of family violence, including the services described by Section 51.005(b)(3), Human Resources Code.
(3) "Victim" has the meaning assigned to "victim of family violence" by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.
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