Family Code §101.003

In force on Jul 21, 2004 · this text took effect Apr 20, 1995 · same as today's text

CHILD OR MINOR; ADULT

(a) "Child" or "minor" means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes. (b) In the context of child support, "child" includes a person over 18 years of age for whom a person may be obligated to pay child support. (c) "Adult" means a person who is not a child.

History: Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Apr 20, 1995 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0291 (Jul 21, 2004): Whether, given that Senate Bill 319, Act of May 31, 2003, 78th Leg., R.S., ch. 822, 2003 Tex. Gen. Laws 2607, defines the word “individual” for certain purposes to include “an unborn child,” a physician must report a pregnant patient’s use of illegal controlled substances as child abuse or as the delivery of controlled substances to a child

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