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Texas Family Code - Section 161.004. Termination Of Parental Rights After Denial Of Prior Petition To Terminate

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§ 161.004. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AFTER DENIAL OF 
PRIOR PETITION TO TERMINATE.  (a) The court may terminate the 
parent-child relationship after rendition of an order that 
previously denied termination of the parent-child relationship if:
		(1)  the petition under this section is filed after the 
date the order denying termination was rendered;
		(2)  the circumstances of the child, parent, sole 
managing conservator, possessory conservator, or other party 
affected by the order denying termination have materially and 
substantially changed since the date that the order was rendered;
		(3)  the parent committed an act listed under Section 
161.001 before the date the order denying termination was rendered;  
and
		(4)  termination is in the best interest of the child.                        
	(b)  At a hearing under this section, the court may consider 
evidence presented at a previous hearing in a suit for termination 
of the parent-child relationship of the parent with respect to the 
same child.

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

Last modified: August 11, 2007