Texas Family Code 65.253 – Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court
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(a) A truancy court may enforce the following orders by contempt:
(1) an order that a parent of a child, guardian of a child, or any court-appointed guardian ad litem of a child attend an adjudication hearing under § 65.062(b);
(2) an order requiring a person other than a child to take a particular action under § 65.105(a);
(3) an order that a child’s parent, or other person responsible to support the child, reimburse the municipality or county for the cost of the guardian ad litem appointed for the child under § 65.061(c); and
(4) an order that a parent, or person other than the child, pay the $50 court cost under § 65.107.
(b) A truancy court may find a parent or person other than the child in direct contempt of the court.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 65.253
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The penalty for a finding of contempt under Subsection (a) or (b) is a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.
(d) In addition to the assessment of a fine under Subsection (c), direct contempt of the truancy court by a parent or person other than the child is punishable by:
(1) confinement in jail for a maximum of three days;
(2) a maximum of 40 hours of community service; or
(3) both confinement and community service.