Tex. Fam. Code § 31.006 · Chapter 31. REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES OF MINORITY
EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the parent of a student, including the right to make education decisions under Sections 151.001(a)(10) and (11), transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 9, eff. June 13, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 7.001, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.31.htm
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