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Texas Family Code - Chapter 102 Filing SuitLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 102 Filing Suit (a) A suit may be filed as provided in this title. (b) One or more matters covered by this title may be determined in the ... An original suit begins by the filing of a petition as provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, ... (a) An original suit may be filed at any time by: (1) a parent of the child; (2) the child through a representative authorized by ... (a) A pregnant woman or a parent of a child may execute a statement to confer standing to a prospective adoptive parent as provided by ... (a) In addition to the general standing to file suit provided by Section 102.003, a grandparent may file an original suit requesting managing conservatorship if ... (a) The sibling of a child may file an original suit requesting access to the child as provided by Section 153.551 if the sibling is ... An original suit requesting only an adoption or for termination of the parent-child relationship joined with a petition for adoption may be filed by: (1) ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the parent-child relationship between the child and every living parent of the child has been terminated, an ... In providing services authorized by Chapter 231, the Title IV-D agency or a political subdivision contracting with the attorney general to provide Title IV-D services ... (a) The petition and all other documents in a proceeding filed under this title, except a suit for adoption of an adult, shall be entitled ... (a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or more. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the following are entitled to service of citation on the filing of a petition in an original suit: ... (a) Citation may be served by publication as in other civil cases to persons entitled to service of citation who cannot be notified by personal ... (a) The court may exercise status or subject matter jurisdiction over the suit as provided by Chapter 152. (b) The court may also exercise personal ... (a) A court in which a suit is filed may exercise its jurisdiction over those portions of the suit for which it has authority. (b) ... (a) In a suit for modification or a motion for enforcement, the clerk shall file the petition or motion and all related papers under the ... Texas Lawyers
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