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Texas Family Code - Section 153.431. Appointment Of Grandparent, Aunt, Or Uncle As Managing Conservator

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§ 153.431. APPOINTMENT OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE AS 
MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  If both of the parents of a child are 
deceased, the court may consider appointment of a parent, sister, 
or brother of a deceased parent as a managing conservator of the 
child, but that consideration does not alter or diminish the 
discretionary power of the court.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 484, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.

Last modified: August 11, 2007