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 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.205 (2026)

Order Denying Termination

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Sec. 161.205. ORDER DENYING TERMINATION. If the court does not order termination of the parent-child relationship, the court shall:

(1) deny the petition; or

(2) render any order in the best interest of the child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Earvin v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 229 S.W.3d 345 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007).
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Earvin v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 229 S.W.3d 345 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). · cites it 6× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 161.205 (Vernon 2002).”
Colbert v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 227 S.W.3d 799 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 161.205 (Vernon 2002).”
Harris v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 228 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. App.—Austin 2007). · cites it 4× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 161.205. In making its orders, the trial court may not contravene the jury's determination of conservatorship unless the jury's findings are not supported by the evidence.”
Walker v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 251 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 161.205 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of K.D., a Minor Child, 471 S.W.3d 147 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2015). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.205 (West 2014); see also Evans v.”
in the Interest of A.S., D.S. & L.A.S, 261 S.W.3d 76 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 161.205. As an appellate court, we are not in a position to determine whether to simply deny the petition for termination or to render some other order in the best interest of the child.”
In re Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 348 S.W.3d 492 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2011). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 161.205, 161.206, 263.”
in the Interest of C.L., & I.L., Child., 304 S.W.3d 512 (Tex. App.—Waco 2009). · cites it 2× “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 161.205 (Vernon 2008).”
in the Interest of C.M.C., C.E.C., G.L.C., 273 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008). “However, in a case involving the involuntary termination of parental rights, if the trial court does not order termination of the parent-child relationship (which becomes the case here because we are reversing the trial court order and are rendering judgment that appellant’s…”
in the Interest of K.G., a Child, 350 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2011). “” See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 161.205 (West 2008).”
in the Interest of A.D., 480 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2015). “” Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.205 (West 2014).”
In the Interest of A.L.M. & S.M.M., Minor Child., 300 S.W.3d 914 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2009). “” Tex. Fam.Code ANN. § 161.205 (Vernon 2008).”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.205(2): 2 cases
In re C. C. v. the State of Texas, No. 13-23-00457-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 7, 2024).
In the Interest of O.P.-W. Jr. & A. O. P.-W., Child. v. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 01-23-00692-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 19, 2024).
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