Tex. Fam. Code § 103.002

TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS WITHIN STATE

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Taylor v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services (2005)

Most recently applied in In the INTEREST OF C.M v. a Child (May 2015)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) If venue of a suit is improper in the court in which an original suit is filed and no other court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the suit, on the timely motion of a party other than the petitioner, the court shall transfer the proceeding to the county where venue is proper.

(b) On a showing that a suit for dissolution of the marriage of the child's parents has been filed in another court, a court in which a suit is pending shall transfer the proceedings to the court where the dissolution of the marriage is pending.

(1) an original suit under this section; or

(2) a suit for modification or a motion for enforcement under this title.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.