The court that rendered the decree of divorce or annulment retains the power to enforce the property division as provided by Chapter 7, including a property division and any contractual provisions under the terms of an agreement incident to divorce or annulment under Section 7.006 that was approved by the court.
Tex. Fam. Code § 9.002
CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE DECREE
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Reiss v. Reiss (2003)
Most recently applied in Ronald Keith Moore v. Zuzanna E. Moore (January 2019)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, 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.