The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the filing of an original lawsuit apply to a suit for modification under this chapter.
Tex. Fam. Code § 156.004
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Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Baltzer v. Medina (2007)
Most recently applied in Carolee A. King v. Donald Joseph Lyons (December 2014)
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.