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Tex. Fam. Code § 105.004

PREFERENTIAL SETTING

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Williams v. Williams (2004)

Most recently applied in In Re Compton (January 2006)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

After a hearing, the court may:

(1) grant a motion filed by a party or by the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for the child for a preferential setting for a trial on the merits; and

(2) give precedence to that hearing over other civil cases if the court finds that the delay created by ordinary scheduling practices will unreasonably affect the best interest of the child.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.