Tex. Fam. Code § 153.013 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — CONSERVATORSHIP, POSSESSION, AND ACCESS — GENERAL PROVISIONS — False Report of Child Abuse
(a) If a party to a pending suit affecting the parent-child relationship makes a report alleging child abuse by another party to the suit that the reporting party knows lacks a factual foundation, the court shall deem the report to be a knowingly false report.
(b) Evidence of a false report of child abuse is admissible in a suit between the involved parties regarding the terms of conservatorship of a child.
(c) If the court makes a finding under Subsection (a), the court shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.013
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1997.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 28, eff. 9/1/1995.