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Tex. Fam. Code § 152.302

ENFORCEMENT UNDER HAGUE CONVENTION

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of K.L v. and K.J v. Minor Children (2003)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of A.S.C.H., a Child (October 2012)

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

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Under this subchapter a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were 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.