Texas Family Code - Section 45.004. Order
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§ 45.004. ORDER. (a) The court may order the name of a
child changed if:
(1) the change is in the best interest of the child;
and
(2) for a child subject to the registration
requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure:
(A) the change is in the interest of the public;
and
(B) the person petitioning on behalf of the child
provides the court with proof that the child has notified the
appropriate local law enforcement authority of the proposed name
change.
(b) If the child is subject to the continuing jurisdiction
of a court under Chapter 155, the court shall send a copy of the
order to the central record file as provided in Chapter 108.
(c) In this section, "local law enforcement authority" has
the meaning assigned by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20,
1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1300, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1008, § 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 42.006 42.007 42.008 42.009 45.001 45.002 45.003 45.004 45.005 45.101 45.102 45.103 45.104 45.105 45.106
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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