Texas Family Code - Section 155.003. Exercise Of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction
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§ 155.003. EXERCISE OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a
court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction may exercise its
jurisdiction to modify its order regarding managing
conservatorship, possessory conservatorship, possession of and
access to the child, and support of the child.
(b) A court of this state may not exercise its continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction to modify managing conservatorship if:
(1) the child's home state is other than this state;
or
(2) modification is precluded by Chapter 152.
(c) A court of this state may not exercise its continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction to modify possessory conservatorship or
possession of or access to a child if:
(1) the child's home state is other than this state and
all parties have established and continue to maintain their
principal residence outside this state; or
(2) each individual party has filed written consent
with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of another state to
modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of
the suit.
(d) A court of this state may not exercise its continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if
modification is precluded by Chapter 159.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 154.305 154.306 154.307 154.308 154.309 155.001 155.002 155.003 155.004 155.005 155.101 155.102 155.103 155.104 155.201
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