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Texas Family Code - Section 6.305. Acquiring Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Respondent

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§ 6.305. ACQUIRING JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT 
RESPONDENT.  (a) If the petitioner in a suit for dissolution of a 
marriage is a resident or a domiciliary of this state at the time 
the suit for dissolution is filed, the court may exercise personal 
jurisdiction over the respondent or over the respondent's personal 
representative although the respondent is not a resident of this 
state if:
		(1)  this state is the last marital residence of the 
petitioner and the respondent and the suit is filed before the 
second anniversary of the date on which marital residence ended;  or
		(2)  there is any basis consistent with the 
constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise 
of the personal jurisdiction.
	(b)  A court acquiring jurisdiction under this section also 
acquires jurisdiction over the respondent in a suit affecting the 
parent-child relationship.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.            

Last modified: August 11, 2007