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Texas Family Code - Section 161.202. Preferential Setting

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§ 161.202. PREFERENTIAL SETTING.  In a termination suit, 
after a hearing, the court shall grant a motion for a preferential 
setting for a final hearing on the merits filed by a party to the 
suit or by the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for the child 
and shall give precedence to that hearing over other civil cases if:
		(1)  termination would make the child eligible for 
adoption;  and           
		(2)  discovery has been completed or sufficient time 
has elapsed since the filing of the suit for the completion of all 
necessary and reasonable discovery if diligently pursued.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 133, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001;  Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 172, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

Last modified: August 11, 2007