Texas Codes

Tex. Fam. Code § 15.001 (2026)

Policy

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Sec. 15.001. POLICY. It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including disputes involving the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, and support of a child, and the early settlement of pending litigation through voluntary settlement procedures.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: in Re: Theresa Lynn Goddard, No. 12-18-00355-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 6, 2019).
in Re: Theresa Lynn Goddard, No. 12-18-00355-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 6, 2019). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 15.001, 153.001(a)(2) (West 2014); In re Lee, 411 S.”
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