Tex. Fam. Code § 161.007 · Subchapter A. GROUNDS
TERMINATION WHEN PREGNANCY RESULTS FROM CRIMINAL ACT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court shall order the termination of the parent-child relationship of a parent and a child if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
(1) the parent has engaged in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;
(2) as a direct result of the conduct described by Subdivision (1), the victim of the conduct became pregnant with the parent's child; and
(3) termination is in the best interest of the child.
(b) If, for the two years after the birth of the child, the parent was married to or cohabiting with the other parent of the child, the court may order the termination of the parent-child relationship of the parent and the child if the court finds that:
(1) the parent has been convicted of an offense committed under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;
(2) as a direct result of the commission of the offense by the parent, the other parent became pregnant with the child; and
(3) termination is in the best interest of the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.31, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (H.B. 1228), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.011SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.021AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.02PROHIBITED SEXUAL CONDUCT.Printed as Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code
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