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Tex. Fam. Code § 84.006 (2026)
Hearsay Statement Of Child Victim Of Family Violence
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Sec. 84.006. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. In a hearing on an application for a protective order, a statement made by a child 12 years of age or younger that describes alleged family violence against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006 in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (H.B. 905), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: Christine Lenore Stary v. Brady Neal Ethridge (Tex. App. 2022).
Christine Lenore Stary v. Brady Neal Ethridge (Tex. App. 2022). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 84.006. Thus, even though Ethridge was not present during these incidents, his testimony about the children’s statements to him were admissible.”
Christine Lenore Stary v. Brady Neal Ethridge, 712 S.W.3d 584 (Tex. 2025). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 84.006 (allowing hearsay statements by children under twelve describing alleged family violence to be admitted in protective order hearings to the same extent they can be admitted in suits affecting the parent-child relationship).”
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