Texas HB1914 modifies existing court orders when a child's conservator becomes incapacitated.

Texas HB1914 amends the Family Code to allow for the modification of a possession order and temporary possession of a child when a conservator becomes incapacitated. The incapacitation of a conservator is considered a material and substantial change in circumstances that justifies a temporary order and modification. A conservator is deemed incapacitated if they are unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter to the child, care for the child's physical health, or care for their own physical health due to a physical or mental condition or incarceration.

Texas HB1914 modifies existing court orders when a child's conservator becomes incapacitated.

Texas HB1914 amends the Family Code to allow for the modification of a possession order and temporary possession of a child when a conservator becomes incapacitated. The incapacitation of a conservator is considered a material and substantial change in circumstances that justifies a temporary order and modification. A conservator is deemed incapacitated if they are unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter to the child, care for the child's physical health, or care for their own physical health due to a physical or mental condition or incarceration.