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TX HB5595
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Cook
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AI Summary
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Establishes a rebuttable presumption in custody disputes between parents and nonparents that a parent acts in the child's best interest and that the child's best interest is served by being in parental care, custody, and control
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Requires nonparents to overcome this presumption by proving with clear and convincing evidence that denying their requested relief would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development
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Specifies circumstances where the parental presumption is considered rebutted in modification suits, including when a prior order expressly states the presumption was rebutted, appoints a nonparent as conservator, or grants a nonparent possession/access to the child
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Repeals existing Family Code sections 102.004(c), 153.432, 153.433, 153.434, 161.206(c), and 162.017(d) related to nonparent access rights
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Applies only to suits filed on or after September 1, 2025, and the enactment alone does not constitute grounds for modifying existing court orders
Legislative Description
Relating to the determination of the best interest of the child and possession of or access to a child by a nonparent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Family
Last Action
Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
4/7/2025