TX HB4656

Requires nonparents filing or intervening in parent-child relationship suits to submit an affidavit attesting that denying the requested relief would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development, with supporting facts

Establishes a rebuttable presumption in suits between parents and nonparents that parents act in their child's best interest and that children are best served being in parental care, custody, and control

Requires nonparents to overcome the parental presumption by clear and convincing evidence showing denial of relief would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development

Mandates courts granting relief to nonparents to state specific facts supporting the finding of potential significant impairment and confirm the parental presumption was overcome

Prohibits nonparents in modification suits from relying on prior court orders to overcome the parental presumption if the parent had agreed to that prior order; applies to suits pending or filed on or after September 1, 2025