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 § 161.2062 (2026)

Provision For Limited Contact Between Biological Parent And Child

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Sec. 161.2062. PROVISION FOR LIMITED CONTACT BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL PARENT AND CHILD. (a) An order terminating the parent-child relationship may not require that a subsequent adoption order include terms regarding limited post-termination contact between the child and a biological parent.

(b) The inclusion of a requirement for post-termination contact described by Subsection (a) in a termination order does not:

(1) affect the finality of a termination or subsequent adoption order; or

(2) grant standing to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to file any action under this title after the court renders a subsequent adoption order with respect to the child.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: C. F. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 03-21-00250-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 29, 2021).
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C. F. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 03-21-00250-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 29, 2021). “Tex. Fam. Code § 161.2062(a) (“An order terminating the parent- child relationship may not require that a subsequent adoption order include terms regarding limited post-termination contact between the child and a biological parent.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 161.2062(a): 1 case
C. F. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., No. 03-21-00250-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 29, 2021). “Tex. Fam. Code § 161.2062(a) (“An order terminating the parent- child relationship may not require that a subsequent adoption order include terms regarding limited post-termination contact between the child and a biological parent.”
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