Texas § FA.157.168 - ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS
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§ FA.157.168. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS
ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS. (a) Unless a party shows good cause why the order should not be rendered, a court shall order additional periods of possession of or access to a child to compensate for the denial of court-ordered possession or access. (a-1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 3181 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. (a-2) The additional periods of possession or access: (1) except as provided by Subsection (d), must be of the same type and duration of the possession or access that was denied; (2) may include weekend, holiday, and summer possession or access; and (3) must occur on or before the second anniversary of the date the court finds that court-ordered possession or access has been denied. (b) The person denied possession or access is entitled to decide the time of the additional possession or access, subject to the provisions of Subsection (a-2)(1). (c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 3181 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. (d) If the court finds that the person denying possession or access has previously been found in contempt of court at least three times for the denial of court-ordered possession or access with respect to the child who is the subject of the proceeding, the additional periods of possession of or access to the child ordered by the court under this section must be, in total, twice the duration of the periods of possession and access that were denied. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 974, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (S.B. 718 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 3181 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 3181 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER E. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
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