Tex. Fam. Code § 156.005 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — MODIFICATION — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Frivolous Filing of Suit for Modification TEXT PDF Notwithstanding Rules 296 through 299, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, if the court finds that a suit for modification is filed frivolously or is designed to harass a party, the court shall state that finding in the order and assess attorney's fees as costs against the offending party. Tex. Fam. Code § 156.005 Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 421,Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2017. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.