Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the court may render an appropriate temporary order if there is a serious immediate question concerning the welfare of the child.
Tex. Fam. Code § 157.374
WELFARE OF CHILD
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Dohrn v. Delgado (1996)
Most recently applied in in Re Jacob Ledesma Guerrero, Relator (June 2014)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
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