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Texas Family Code - Section 161.007. Termination When Pregnancy Results From Criminal Act

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§ 161.007. TERMINATION WHEN PREGNANCY RESULTS FROM 
CRIMINAL ACT.  The court may order the termination of the 
parent-child relationship of a parent and a child if the court finds 
that:
		(1)  the parent has been convicted of an offense 
committed under Section 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;
		(2)  as a direct result of the commission of the offense 
by the parent, the victim of the offense became pregnant with the 
parent's child;  and
		(3)  termination is in the best interest of the child.                        

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007