Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction retains jurisdiction of the parties and matters provided by this title.
Tex. Fam. Code § 155.002
RETAINING CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Barrientos v. Nava (2002)
Most recently applied in in the Interest of T.J.H., W.D.H., and L.B.H., Children (October 2015)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.