(a) Definitions in this chapter apply to this title.
(b) If, in another part of this title, a term defined by this chapter has a meaning different from the meaning provided by this chapter, the meaning of that other provision prevails.
Tex. Fam. Code § 101.001
APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Normand v. Fox (1997)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Guerrero (February 2002)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.