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Tex. Fam. Code § 153.374

DESIGNATION OF MANAGING CONSERVATOR IN AFFIDAVIT OF RELINQUISHMENT

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In the Interest of D.R.L.M. (2002)

Most recently applied in In the Interest of K.L. (May 2012)

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

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(a) A parent may designate a competent person, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency to serve as managing conservator of the child in an unrevoked or irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights executed as provided by Chapter 161.

(b) The person, Department of Family and Protective Services, or agency designated to serve as managing conservator shall be appointed managing conservator unless the court finds that the appointment would not be in 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.