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Tex. Fam. Code § 57.001

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lemos v. State (2000)

Most recently applied in Lemos v. State (November 2000)

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff

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In this chapter:

(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.

(2) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.

(3) "Victim" means a person who as the result of the delinquent conduct of a child suffers a pecuniary loss or personal injury or harm.

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