Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 25.03: INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD CUSTODY
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits an offense by taking or retaining a child under 18 in violation of a custody order, without court permission during custody proceedings, or outside the U.S. to deprive custody access. A noncustodial parent also commits an offense by knowingly persuading the child to leave the custodial parent's care.
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