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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 707CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
SUBCHAPTER AINVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION 1INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
RULE §707.463What is forced marriage?

Forced marriage is a subset of the statutory definitions of abuse that appear in Texas Family Code §261.001(1) and includes the following act or omission by a person: forcing or coercing a child to enter into a marriage.
Source Note: The provisions of this §707.463 adopted to be effective July 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 4780

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