Texas Family Code - Section 51.0412. Jurisdiction Over Incomplete Proceedings
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§ 51.0412. JURISDICTION OVER INCOMPLETE
PROCEEDINGS. The court retains jurisdiction over a person,
without regard to the age of the person, who is a respondent in an
adjudication proceeding, a disposition proceeding, or a proceeding
to modify disposition if:
(1) the petition or motion to modify was filed while
the respondent was younger than 18 years of age;
(2) the proceeding is not complete before the
respondent becomes 18 years of age; and
(3) the court enters a finding in the proceeding that
the prosecuting attorney exercised due diligence in an attempt to
complete the proceeding before the respondent became 18 years of
age.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 51.01 51.02 51.03 51.031 51.04 51.041 51.0411 51.0412 51.042 51.045 51.05 51.06 51.07 51.071 51.072
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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