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Texas Family Code - Section 101.003. Child Or Minor; Adult

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§ 101.003. CHILD OR MINOR;  ADULT.  (a) "Child" or "minor" 
means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been 
married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for 
general purposes.
	(b)  In the context of child support, "child" includes a 
person over 18 years of age for whom a person may be obligated to pay 
child support.
	(c)  "Adult" means a person who is not a child.                                

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007