Tex. Fam. Code § 153.607 · Subchapter K. PARENTING PLAN, PARENTING COORDINATOR, AND PARENTING FACILITATOR
PRESUMPTION OF GOOD FAITH; REMOVAL OF PARENTING COORDINATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a parenting coordinator is acting in good faith if the parenting coordinator's services have been conducted as provided by this subchapter and the Ethical Guidelines for Mediators described by Section 153.606(f).
(a-1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the court may remove the parenting coordinator in the court's discretion.
(b) The court shall remove the parenting coordinator:
(1) on the request and agreement of all parties;
(2) on the request of the parenting coordinator;
(3) on the motion of a party, if good cause is shown; or
(4) if the parenting coordinator ceases to satisfy the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.610.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 482 (H.B. 252), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 555), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 1012), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.153.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 0838e1fe288f319ff8856dddcf7fda5404a2507181ac8cdd3878be34b644e247
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.