This chapter shall be applied and construed to promote the uniformity of the law among the states that enact it.
Tex. Fam. Code § 152.001
APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION
Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 152–152 (41 sections).
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Phillips v. Beaber (1999)
Most recently applied in Rice v. McDonald (March 2017)
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.