Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 153. CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS
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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.003 (2026)

No Discrimination Based On Sex Or Marital Status

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Sec. 153.003. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR MARITAL STATUS. The court shall consider the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or the child in determining:

(1) which party to appoint as sole managing conservator;

(2) whether to appoint a party as joint managing conservator; and

(3) the terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Matter of Marriage of Bertram, 981 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App. 1998).
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Matter of Marriage of Bertram, 981 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Tex Fam.Code Ann. § 153.003 (Vernon 1996); Doyle, 955 S.”
Epps v. Deboise, 537 S.W.3d 238 (Tex. App. 2017). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.003 (West 2014).”
Dennis v. Smith, 962 S.W.2d 67 (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “, § 3a; TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.003 (Vernon 1996) (in deciding conservatorship, possession, and access); TEX.”
In Re Guthrie, 45 S.W.3d 719 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.003 (prohibiting discrimination based on sex in determining conservatorship), § 154.”
Martinez v. Molinar, 953 S.W.2d 399 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 153.003 (Vernon 1996).”
Orlando Marquez v. Cynthia Cantu (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Fam. Code § 153.003(3). Marquez, however, failed to preserve this issue for our review.”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Michelle Leann Jameson & Michael Scott Anderson & in the Interest of Christian Michael Anderson a Minor Child (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “I, §3a, and state statute, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §153.003 (Vernon 2002), bar discrimination based on gender, Michelle cites us to no authority holding that a parent's military experience cannot be considered in determining matters of custody.”
Serge Dasque v. Fabiola Aidee Dasque (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “24 TEX. FAM. CODE § 153.003 ................”
in the Matter of the Marriage of Jennifer Jo Keys & Scott T. Keys & in the Interest of B.D.K., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 153.072; see TEX. FAM.”
In the Interest of I.C.S., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “Texas Family Code § 153.003 – The court shall consider the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or the child in determining conservatorship.”
in the Interest of R.H., J.B., & T.B. (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.003 (3) (West 2008) (stating that a trial court shall not consider the gender of the parent in determining the terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of a child).”
in the Interest of R.H., J.B., & T.B. (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.003 (3) (West 2008) (stating that a trial court shall not consider the gender of the parent in determining the terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of a child).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 153.003(3) — 1 case
Orlando Marquez v. Cynthia Cantu (Tex. App. 2018). “” Tex. Fam. Code § 153.003(3). Marquez, however, failed to preserve this issue for our review.”
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