
§ 102.0086. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS.  (a) This 
section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or 
more.
	(b)  Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings and 
other documents filed with the court in a suit affecting the 
parent-child relationship are confidential, are excepted from 
required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and 
may not be released to a person who is not a party to the suit until 
after the date of service of citation or the 31st day after the date 
of filing the suit, whichever date is sooner.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1314, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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