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Tex. Fam. Code § 155.103

RELIANCE ON VITAL STATISTICS UNIT INFORMATION

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in the Interest of T.S.L., a Child (2006)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of T.S.L., a Child (April 2006)

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

(a) A court shall have jurisdiction over a suit if it has been, correctly or incorrectly, informed by the vital statistics unit that the child has not been the subject of a suit and the petition states that no other court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child.

(b) If the vital statistics unit notifies the court that the unit has furnished incorrect information regarding the existence of another court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction before the rendition of a final order, the provisions of this chapter apply.

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