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Subchapter A. Application and Construction
Section 152.001. Application and Construction - Sec. 152.001. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be applied...
Section 152.002. Conflicts Between Provisions - Sec. 152.002. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS. If a provision of this...
Subchapter B. General Provisions
Section 152.101. Short Title - Sec. 152.101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 152.102. Definitions - Sec. 152.102. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned" means left...
Section 152.103. Proceedings Governed by Other Law - Sec. 152.103. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY OTHER LAW. This chapter does...
Section 152.104. Application to Indian Tribes - Sec. 152.104. APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES. (a) A child custody...
Section 152.105. International Application of Chapter - Sec. 152.105. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A court of...
Section 152.106. Effect of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.106. EFFECT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A child custody...
Section 152.107. Priority - Sec. 152.107. PRIORITY. If a question of existence or exercise...
Section 152.108. Notice to Persons Outside State - Sec. 152.108. NOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE. (a) Notice required...
Section 152.109. Appearance and Limited Immunity - Sec. 152.109. APPEARANCE AND LIMITED IMMUNITY. (a) A party to...
Section 152.110. Communication Between Courts - Sec. 152.110. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS. (a) In this section, "record"...
Section 152.111. Taking Testimony in Another State - Sec. 152.111. TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) In addition...
Section 152.112. Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records - Sec. 152.112. COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS; PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. (a) A...
Subchapter C. Jurisdiction
Section 152.201. Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.201. INITIAL CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 152.202. Exclusive Continuing Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.202. EXCLUSIVE CONTINUING JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 152.203. Jurisdiction to Modify Determination - Sec. 152.203. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY DETERMINATION. Except as otherwise provided...
Section 152.204. Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction - Sec. 152.204. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY JURISDICTION. (a) A court of this...
Section 152.205. Notice; Opportunity to Be Heard; Joinder - Sec. 152.205. NOTICE; OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD; JOINDER. (a) Before...
Section 152.206. Simultaneous Proceedings - Sec. 152.206. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 152.207. Inconvenient Forum - Sec. 152.207. INCONVENIENT FORUM. (a) A court of this state...
Section 152.208. Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct - Sec. 152.208. JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT. (a) Except...
Section 152.209. Information to Be Submitted to Court - Sec. 152.209. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT. (a) Except...
Section 152.210. Appearance of Parties and Child - Sec. 152.210. APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CHILD. (a) In a...
Subchapter D. Enforcement
Section 152.301. Definitions - Sec. 152.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Petitioner" means a...
Section 152.302. Enforcement Under Hague Convention - Sec. 152.302. ENFORCEMENT UNDER HAGUE CONVENTION. Under this subchapter a...
Section 152.303. Duty to Enforce - Sec. 152.303. DUTY TO ENFORCE. (a) A court of this...
Section 152.304. Temporary Visitation - Sec. 152.304. TEMPORARY VISITATION. (a) A court of this state...
Section 152.305. Registration of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.305. REGISTRATION OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. (a) A child...
Section 152.306. Enforcement of Registered Determination - Sec. 152.306. ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED DETERMINATION. (a) A court of...
Section 152.307. Simultaneous Proceedings - Sec. 152.307. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. If a proceeding for enforcement under...
Section 152.308. Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination - Sec. 152.308. EXPEDITED ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. (a) A...
Section 152.309. Service of Petition and Order - Sec. 152.309. SERVICE OF PETITION AND ORDER. Except as otherwise...
Section 152.310. Hearing and Order - Sec. 152.310. HEARING AND ORDER. (a) Unless the court issues...
Section 152.311. Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child - Sec. 152.311. WARRANT TO TAKE PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF CHILD. (a)...
Section 152.312. Costs, Fees, and Expenses - Sec. 152.312. COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES. (a) The court shall...
Section 152.313. Recognition and Enforcement - Sec. 152.313. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT. A court of this state...
Section 152.314. Accelerated Appeals - Sec. 152.314. ACCELERATED APPEALS. An appeal may be taken from...
Section 152.315. Role of Prosecutor or Public Official - Sec. 152.315. ROLE OF PROSECUTOR OR PUBLIC OFFICIAL. (a) In...
Section 152.316. Role of Law Enforcement - Sec. 152.316. ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. At the request of...
Section 152.317. Costs and Expenses - Sec. 152.317. COSTS AND EXPENSES. If the respondent is not...