Tex. Fam. Code § 261.306 · Subchapter D. INVESTIGATIONS
REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM STATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the department has reason to believe that a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child may remove the child from the state before the investigation is completed, the department may file an application for a temporary restraining order in a district court without regard to continuing jurisdiction of the child as provided in Chapter 155.
(b) The court may render a temporary restraining order prohibiting the person from removing the child from the state pending completion of the investigation if the court:
(1) finds that the department has probable cause to conduct the investigation; and
(2) has reason to believe that the person may remove the child from the state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.136, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm
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- 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
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