Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

2024 version: As effective October 1, 2024

H. Prohibition of Certain Testimony Not Applicable in DFPS Cases

Tex. Fam. Code § 104.008 requiring an expert to conduct a child custody evaluation prior to testifying about conservatorship or possession of or access to a child does not apply to a suit in which DFPS is a party. Tex. Fam. Code § 104.008(c).