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House Bill 261 |
House Author: Goodman |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Wentworth |
House Bill 261 amends the Family Code to bring certain provisions relating to possession of or access to a grandchild into compliance with recent Supreme Court rulings. The bill includes provisions that authorize the appointment of a parent, sister, or brother of a deceased parent as managing conservator of a child, authorize suit for possession of a child by a grandparent, and clarify certain legal presumptions that must be overcome and conditions that must be satisfied for a court to order reasonable possession of or access to a grandchild by a grandparent.