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Tex. Family Code § 161.202

PREFERENTIAL SETTING

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Tex. Family Code § 161.202, PREFERENTIAL SETTING, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643972
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In a termination suit, after a hearing, the court shall grant a motion for a preferential setting for a final hearing on the merits filed by a party to the suit or by the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for the child and shall give precedence to that hearing over other civil cases if: (1) termination would make the child eligible for adoption; and (2) discovery has been completed or sufficient time has elapsed since the filing of the suit for the completion of all necessary and reasonable discovery if diligently pursued.