Texas Family Code - Section 156.006. Temporary Orders
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§ 156.006. TEMPORARY ORDERS. (a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b), the court may render a temporary order in a suit for
modification.
(b) While a suit for modification is pending, the court may
not render a temporary order that has the effect of changing the
designation of the person who has the exclusive right to designate
the primary residence of the child under the final order unless:
(1) the order is necessary because the child's present
circumstances would significantly impair the child's physical
health or emotional development;
(2) the person designated in the final order has
voluntarily relinquished the primary care and possession of the
child for more than six months and the temporary order is in the
best interest of the child; or
(3) the child is 12 years of age or older and has filed
with the court in writing the name of the person who is the child's
preference to have the exclusive right to designate the primary
residence of the child and the temporary order designating that
person is in the best interest of the child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, § 15, eff. Sept. 1,
1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1289, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1036, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 916, § 17, eff. June 18, 2005.
Section: 155.207 155.301 156.001 156.002 156.003 156.004 156.005 156.006 156.101 156.102 156.103 156.104 156.1045 156.105 156.401
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