If the court does not order termination of the parent-child relationship, the court shall:
(1) deny the petition; or
(2) render any order in the best interest of the child.
Tex. Fam. Code § 161.205
ORDER DENYING TERMINATION
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of C.M.C., C.E.C., G.L.C. (2008)
Most recently applied in in the Interest of A.D. (November 2015)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.