Texas Family Code - Section 6.407. Transfer Of Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship To Divorce Court
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§ 6.407. TRANSFER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD
RELATIONSHIP TO DIVORCE COURT. (a) If a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship is pending at the time the suit for
dissolution of a marriage is filed, the suit affecting the
parent-child relationship shall be transferred as provided by
Section 103.002 to the court in which the suit for dissolution is
filed.
(b) If the parties are parents of a child, as defined by
Section 101.003, and the child is under the continuing jurisdiction
of another court under Chapter 155, either party to the suit for
dissolution of a marriage may move that court for transfer of the
suit affecting the parent-child relationship to the court having
jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution. The court with
continuing jurisdiction shall transfer the proceeding as provided
by Chapter 155. On the transfer of the proceedings, the court with
jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution of a marriage shall
consolidate the two causes of action.
(c) After transfer of a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship as provided in Chapter 155, the court with
jurisdiction of the suit for dissolution of a marriage has
jurisdiction to render an order in the suit affecting the
parent-child relationship as provided by Title 5.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
Section: 6.401 6.402 6.403 6.4035 6.404 6.405 6.406 6.407 6.408 6.409 6.410 6.411 6.501 6.502 6.503
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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