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Tex. Family Code § 153.431

APPOINTMENT OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR

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Tex. Family Code § 153.431, APPOINTMENT OF GRANDPARENT, AUNT, OR UNCLE AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643404
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If both of the parents of a child are deceased, the court may consider appointment of a parent, sister, or brother of a deceased parent as a managing conservator of the child, but that consideration does not alter or diminish the discretionary power of the court.