Tex. Family Code § 105.002
JURY
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 105.002, JURY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643151
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party may demand a jury trial.
(b) A party may not demand a jury trial in:
(1) a suit in which adoption is sought, including a trial on the issue of denial or revocation of consent to the adoption by the managing conservator; or
(2) a suit to adjudicate parentage under Chapter 160.
(c) In a jury trial:
(1) a party is entitled to a verdict by the jury and the court may not contravene a jury verdict on the issues of:
(A) the appointment of a sole managing conservator;
(B) the appointment of joint managing conservators;
(C) the appointment of a possessory conservator;
(D) the determination of which joint managing conservator has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child;
(E) the determination of whether to impose a restriction on the geographic area in which a sole managing conservator or joint managing conservator may designate the child's primary residence; and
(F) if a restriction described by Paragraph (E) is imposed, the determination of the geographic area within which the sole managing conservator or joint managing conservator must designate the child's primary residence; and
(2) the court may not submit to the jury questions on the issues of:
(A) support under Chapter 154 or Chapter 159;
(B) a specific term or condition of possession of or access to the child; or
(C) any right or duty of a conservator, other than a determination under Subdivision (1)(D), (E), or (F).