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Tex. Fam. Code § 152.301

DEFINITIONS

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 152–152 (41 sections).

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff

In this subchapter:

(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

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