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Tex. Fam. Code § 263.109 (2026)

Court Implementation Of Visitation Plan

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Sec. 263.109. COURT IMPLEMENTATION OF VISITATION PLAN. (a) After reviewing an original or amended visitation plan, the court shall render an order regarding a parent's visitation with a child that the court determines appropriate.

(b) If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child's best interest, the court shall render an order that:

(1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child's best interest; and

(2) outlines specific steps the parent must take to be allowed to have visitation with the child.

(c) If the order regarding visitation between a child and a parent requires supervised visitation to protect the health and safety of the child, the order must outline specific steps the parent must take to have the level of supervision reduced.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 191 (S.B. 352), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.

SUBCHAPTER C. STATUS HEARING


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: in the Interest of M.K.T., a Child (Tex. App. 2022).
in the Interest of M.K.T., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Alternatively, appellant contends the trial court failed to render an appropriate visitation order as required under Texas Family Code section 263.109(a). “If a managing conservator is appointed, the court may appoint one or more possessory conservators.”
in the Interest of L.M.B., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.109(b)(1),(2) (West 2019) (providing “If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child’s best interest, the court shall render an order that: (1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child’s…”
in the Interest of K.E., K.E., D.T., K.E., Child. (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.109 (a), (b). 9 Although the Status Hearing Order stated that the trial court had “reviewed the summary of medical care provided to the subject children,” Mother argues that such information was not presented through expert testimony or admissible…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 263.109(a) — 1 case
in the Interest of M.K.T., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “Alternatively, appellant contends the trial court failed to render an appropriate visitation order as required under Texas Family Code section 263.109(a). “If a managing conservator is appointed, the court may appoint one or more possessory conservators.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 263.109(b) — 1 case
in the Interest of M.K.T., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “Alternatively, appellant contends the trial court failed to render an appropriate visitation order as required under Texas Family Code section 263.109(a). “If a managing conservator is appointed, the court may appoint one or more possessory conservators.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 263.109(b)(1) — 1 case
in the Interest of L.M.B., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.109(b)(1),(2) (West 2019) (providing “If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child’s best interest, the court shall render an order that: (1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child’s…”
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