IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS 

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Misc. Docket No. 20-9050 

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SEVENTH EMERGENCY ORDER REGARDING 

THE COVID-19 STATE OF DISASTER 

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"3. This order applies to and clarifies possession schedules in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship. For purposes of determining a person’s right to possession of and access to a child under a court-ordered possession schedule, the existing trial court order shall control in all instances. Possession of and access to a child shall not be affected by any shelter-in-place order or other order restricting movement issued by a governmental entity that arises from an epidemic or pandemic, including what is commonly referred to as the COVID-19 pandemic."

 

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