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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.013

FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alexandra Burns v. Michael Donald Burns (2014)

Most recently applied in Alexandra Burns v. Michael Donald Burns (April 2014)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 28, eff

(a) If a party to a pending suit affecting the parent-child relationship makes a report alleging child abuse by another party to the suit that the reporting party knows lacks a factual foundation, the court shall deem the report to be a knowingly false report.

(b) Evidence of a false report of child abuse is admissible in a suit between the involved parties regarding the terms of conservatorship of a child.

(c) If the court makes a finding under Subsection (a), the court shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500.

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