Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 37.003. Power Of Courts To Render Judgment; Form And Effect
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§ 37.003. POWER OF COURTS TO RENDER JUDGMENT; FORM AND
EFFECT. (a) A court of record within its jurisdiction has power to
declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not
further relief is or could be claimed. An action or proceeding is
not open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or
decree is prayed for.
(b) The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in
form and effect, and the declaration has the force and effect of a
final judgment or decree.
(c) The enumerations in Sections 37.004 and 37.005 do not
limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in
this section in any proceeding in which declaratory relief is
sought and a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or
remove an uncertainty.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 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 37.010
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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