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FAMILY CODETitle 5 - THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPSubtitle B - SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPChapter 153 - CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS
Subchapter H - RIGHTS OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE
Section 153.431 - Appointment of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle As Managing Conservator

Tex. Fam. Code § 153.431

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 153.431 - Appointment of Grandparent, Aunt, or Uncle As Managing Conservator

If both of the parents of a child are deceased, the court may consider appointment of a parent, sister, or brother of a deceased parent as a managing conservator of the child, but that consideration does not alter or diminish the discretionary power of the court.

Tex. Fam. Code § 153.431

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 484, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.