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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.024 (2026)

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Sec. 101.024. PARENT. (a) "Parent" means the mother, a man presumed to be the father, a man legally determined to be the father, a man who has been adjudicated to be the father by a court of competent jurisdiction, a man who has acknowledged his paternity under applicable law, or an adoptive mother or father. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the term does not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated.

(b) For purposes of establishing, determining the terms of, modifying, or enforcing an order, a reference in this title to a parent includes a person ordered to pay child support under Section 154.001(a-1) or to provide medical support or dental support for a child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.05, eff. June 14, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2018.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 59 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Goodson v. Castellanos, 214 S.W.3d 741 (Tex. App.—Austin 2007).
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Goodson v. Castellanos, 214 S.W.3d 741 (Tex. App.—Austin 2007). · cites it 2× “, Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 101.024 (definition of parent), 101.”
In the Interest of Baby Boy R., 191 S.W.3d 916 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.024 (Vernon Supp.”
McGee v. McGee, 936 S.W.2d 360 (Tex. App.—Waco 1997). · cites it 2× “" TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 101.024 (Vernon 1996).”
In Re Smith, 260 S.W.3d 568 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.024 (Vernon Supp.”
In the INTEREST OF C.M v. a Child, 479 S.W.3d 352 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 101.024 (a). A “presumed father” is a man who,' by operation of law under Section 160.”
Castro v. McCord, 259 F. App'x 664 (5th Cir. 2007). “See Tex. Fam.Code §§ 101.024, 160.204. She does not present any argument supporting the existence of her marriage to Romero, thereby waiving the argument as to her marriage.”
in the Interest of J.M.T., a Child, 280 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2009). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.024 (Vernon 2008) (“Parent,” as used in Section 153.”
Matter of Marriage of Morales, 968 S.W.2d 508 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998). “” Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 101.024 (Vernon 1996).”
Raines v. Sugg, 930 S.W.2d 912 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996). “See Tex Fam. Code Ann. § 101.024 (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of A.J.L. & E.M.L., 108 S.W.3d 414 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 101.024. The record before us indicates that Smale is not a parent of either A.”
Guardianship of Zeke, 663 N.E.2d 815 (Mass. 1996). “209B, § 1 (“[p]arent” defined as “a biological, foster, or adoptive parent whose parental rights have not previously been terminated”); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 101.024 (West 1996) (“parent” defined as “the mother, a man presumed to be the biological father or who has been…”
Vanessa Ivanova Sada v. State, 574 S.W.3d 524 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019). · cites it 2× “Appellant contends only that the State presented no evidence that she owed a statutory duty to Jack.”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 101.024(a): 19 cases
Vanessa Ivanova Sada v. State, 574 S.W.3d 524 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019). “Appellant contends only that the State presented no evidence that she owed a statutory duty to Jack.”
B. C. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 446 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2014).
in the Interest of K.M.M. & E.J.G., Child., 326 S.W.3d 714 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2010).
In the Interest of D. J.G. a Child v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-22-00870-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 18, 2023).
In Re Samantha Hale Battenfield v. the State of Texas, No. 06-24-00090-CV (Tex. App.—Texarkana Feb. 14, 2025).
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