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Tex. Fam. Code § 42.001 (2026)

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Sec. 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Order" means a temporary or final order of a court of this state or another state or nation.

(2) "Possessory right" means a court-ordered right of possession of or access to a child, including conservatorship, custody, and visitation.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: Bos v. Smith, 556 S.W.3d 293 (Tex. 2018).
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Bos v. Smith, 556 S.W.3d 293 (Tex. 2018). “Tex. Fam. Code §§ 42.001 -.009. 492 S.W.3d 361 , 393-94 (Tex.”
Guimaraes v. Brann, 562 S.W.3d 521 (Tex. App. 2018). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 42.001 - 42.009 (West 2014) ("Civil Liability for Interference with Possessory Interest in Child").”
In the Interest of T.M.P. & J.C.P., Child., 417 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2013). “” Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 42.001(b)(West 2008).”
Hardy v. Mitchell, 195 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “In fact, Mitchell’s attorney did not attempt to bring a claim under chapter 42, indicating he understood that Mitchell’s claim did not relate to a court-ordered “possessory right.”
in the Interest of D.B. & D.B., Child. (Tex. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “; see also Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 42 .002–.003. 9 Father’s possessory-right-interference claim under Section 42.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 42.001(2) — 1 case
Hardy v. Mitchell, 195 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App. 2006). “In fact, Mitchell’s attorney did not attempt to bring a claim under chapter 42, indicating he understood that Mitchell’s claim did not relate to a court-ordered “possessory right.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 42.001(b) — 1 case
In the Interest of T.M.P. & J.C.P., Child., 417 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2013). “” Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 42.001(b)(West 2008).”
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