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Tex. Fam. Code § 84.006 : FAMILY CODE — PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE — PROTECTIVE ORDERS — HEARING — Hearsay Statement of Child Victim of Family Violence

In a hearing on an application for a protective order, a statement made by a child 12 years of age or younger that describes alleged family violence against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006 in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Tex. Fam. Code § 84.006

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 59, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.