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Tex. Fam. Code § 71.005

HOUSEHOLD

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Manning v. State (2003)

Most recently applied in Davis v. State (June 2017)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff

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"Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.

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