A suit brought by a governmental entity requesting an order under this chapter may be filed in a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is found.
Tex. Fam. Code § 262.002
JURISDICTION
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In the Interest of D.W. (2017)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of D.W. (March 2017)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.