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 § 161.210 (2026)

Sealing Of File

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Sec. 161.210. SEALING OF FILE. The court, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, may order the sealing of the file, the minutes of the court, or both, in a suit for termination.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: In the Interest of D.R.L.M., 84 S.W.3d 281 (Tex. App. 2002).
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In the Interest of D.R.L.M., 84 S.W.3d 281 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 161.210 (Vernon 1996).”
In Re Drlm, 84 S.W.3d 281 (Tex. App. 2002). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 161.210 (Vernon 1996).”
in the Interest of S.O., Minor Child (Tex. App. 2022). “Although the trial court was authorized to order the record sealed, see TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 161.210, nothing before the Court reflects the trial court did so.”
In the Interest of J.M. a Child (Tex. 2026). “But see Tex. Fam. Code § 161.210; Tex. R. Civ. P.”
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