Tex. Family Code § 102.0086
CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 102.0086, CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643127
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(a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or more.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings and other documents filed with the court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship are confidential, are excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released to a person who is not a party to the suit until after the date of service of citation or the 31st day after the date of filing the suit, whichever date is sooner.