Texas Family Code - Section 152.111. Taking Testimony In Another State
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§ 152.111. TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) In
addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a
child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are
located in another state, including testimony of the parties and
the child, by deposition or other means allowed in this state for
testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may
order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and
may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the
testimony is taken.
(b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing
in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone,
audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated
court or at another location in that state. A court of this state
shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an
appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to
a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an
original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection
based on the means of transmission.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 152.104 152.105 152.106 152.107 152.108 152.109 152.110 152.111 152.112 152.201 152.202 152.203 152.204 152.205 152.206
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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