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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.202

PREFERENTIAL SETTING

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Interest of J.S. (2011)

Most recently applied in In the Interest of J.S. (May 2011)

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

In a termination suit, after a hearing, the court shall grant a motion for a preferential setting for a final hearing on the merits filed by a party to the suit or by the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for the child and shall give precedence to that hearing over other civil cases if:

(1) termination would make the child eligible for adoption; and

(2) discovery has been completed or sufficient time has elapsed since the filing of the suit for the completion of all necessary and reasonable discovery if diligently pursued.

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