Texas Family Code - Section 156.1045. Modification Of Order On Conviction For Family Violence
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§ 156.1045. MODIFICATION OF ORDER ON CONVICTION FOR
FAMILY VIOLENCE. (a) The conviction or an order deferring
adjudication of a person who is a possessory conservator or a sole
or joint managing conservator for an offense involving family
violence is a material and substantial change of circumstances
sufficient to justify a temporary order and modification of an
existing court order or portion of a decree that provides for the
appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms and conditions
of conservatorship or for the possession of or access to a child to
conform the order to the requirements of Section 153.004(d).
(b) A person commits an offense if the person files a suit to
modify an order or portion of a decree based on the grounds
permitted under Subsection (a) and the person knows that the person
against whom the motion is filed has not been convicted of an
offense, or received deferred adjudication for an offense,
involving family violence. An offense under this subsection is a
Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1289, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 156.004 156.005 156.006 156.101 156.102 156.103 156.104 156.1045 156.105 156.401 156.402 156.403 156.404 156.405 156.406
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