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 § 153.376 (2026)

Rights And Duties Of Nonparent Possessory Conservator

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Sec. 153.376. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT POSSESSORY CONSERVATOR. (a) Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services appointed as a possessory conservator has the following rights and duties during the period of possession:

(1) the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;

(2) the duty to provide the child with clothing, food, and shelter; and

(3) the right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child.

(b) A nonparent possessory conservator has any other right or duty specified in the order.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.048, eff. April 2, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2011 · leading case: April LeShore v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2011).
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April LeShore v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.376 (West 2008) (setting out rights and duties of nonparent appointed as possessory conservator).”
April LeShore v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 153.376 (West 2008) (setting out rights and duties of nonparent appointed as possessory conservator).”
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