# Tex. Family Code § 34.007: EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.007

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 34.007
- **Heading:** EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 34 / Section 34.007

## Text

(a) A person who is not a party to the authorization agreement who relies in good faith on an authorization agreement under this chapter, without actual knowledge that the authorization agreement is void, revoked, or invalid, is not subject to civil or criminal liability to any person, and is not subject to professional disciplinary action, for that reliance if the agreement is completed as required by this chapter.

(b) The authorization agreement does not affect the rights of the child's parent or legal guardian regarding the care, custody, and control of the child, and does not mean that the adult caregiver has legal custody of the child.

(c) An authorization agreement executed under this chapter does not confer or affect standing or a right of intervention in any proceeding under Title 5.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 34.002 § 34.002. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.002.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.003 § 34.003. CONTENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.003.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.004 § 34.004. EXECUTION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.004.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.005 § 34.005. DUTIES OF PARTIES TO AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.005.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.006 § 34.006. AUTHORIZATION VOIDABLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.006.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.007 § 34.007. EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.007.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.008 § 34.008. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.008.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.009 § 34.009. PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.009.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.0015 § 34.0015. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.0015.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.0021 § 34.0021. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BY PARENT IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.0021.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.0022 § 34.0022. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.0022.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 34.0075 § 34.0075. TERM OF AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C34_S34.0075.md)

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