If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent capacity determines that a domestic relations order does not satisfy the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order, the court retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the parties and their property to the extent necessary to render a qualified domestic relations order.
Tex. Fam. Code § 9.104
DEFECTIVE PRIOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Mullins v. Mullins (2006)
Most recently applied in Howard v. Howard (March 2016)
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.