Tex. Fam. Code Section 71.003
Family

“Family” includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 (Determination of Consanguinity) and 573.024 (Determination of Affinity), Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.03, eff. June 14, 2001.

Source: Section 71.003 — Family, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­71.­htm#71.­003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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