Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 37.002. Short Title, Construction, Interpretation
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§ 37.002. SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION,
INTERPRETATION. (a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform
Declaratory Judgments Act.
(b) This chapter is remedial; its purpose is to settle and
to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to
rights, status, and other legal relations; and it is to be
liberally construed and administered.
(c) This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to
effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those
states that enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with
federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory
judgments and decrees.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 36.0043 36.0044 36.005 36.006 36.007 36.008 37.001 37.002 37.003 37.004 37.005 37.006 37.007 37.008 37.009
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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