Texas Family Code - Section 102.008. Contents Of Petition

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§ 102.008. CONTENTS OF PETITION.  (a) The petition and 
all other documents in a proceeding filed under this title, except a 
suit for adoption of an adult, shall be entitled "In the interest of 
__________, a child."  In a suit in which adoption of a child is 
requested, the style shall be "In the interest of a child."
	(b)  The petition must include:                                                
		(1)  a statement that the court in which the petition is 
filed has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or that no court has 
continuing jurisdiction of the suit;
		(2)  the name and date of birth of the child, except 
that if adoption of a child is requested, the name of the child may 
be omitted;
		(3)  the full name of the petitioner and the 
petitioner's relationship to the child or the fact that no 
relationship exists;
		(4)  the names of the parents, except in a suit in which 
adoption is requested;
		(5)  the name of the managing conservator, if any, or 
the child's custodian, if any, appointed by order of a court of 
another state or country;
		(6)  the names of the guardians of the person and estate 
of the child, if any;
		(7)  the names of possessory conservators or other 
persons, if any, having possession of or access to the child under 
an order of the court;
		(8)  the name of an alleged father of the child or a 
statement that the identity of the father of the child is unknown;
		(9)  a full description and statement of value of all 
property owned or possessed by the child;
		(10)  a statement describing what action the court is 
requested to take concerning the child and the statutory grounds on 
which the request is made;  and
		(11)  any other information required by this title.                           

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 296, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.

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