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Texas Family Code - Chapter 152 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 152 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act This chapter shall be applied and construed to promote the uniformity of the law among the states that enact it. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th ... If a provision of this chapter conflicts with a provision of this title or another statute or rule of this state and the conflict cannot ... This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, § 1, eff. ... In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision. (2) "Child" means an individual who has not attained ... This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. Added by Acts ... (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. Section 1901 ... (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of ... A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in ... If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a ... (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law ... (a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a ... (a) In this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and ... (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located ... (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person to ... (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: (1) ... (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 152.201 or ... Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another ... (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or ... (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Section ... (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this subchapter if, at the time ... (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at ... (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204 or other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) or unless each party resides in this state, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first ... (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear ... In this subchapter: (1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the ... Under this subchapter a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the ... (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised ... (a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) a ... (a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for ... (a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination ... If a proceeding for enforcement under this subchapter is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify ... (a) A petition under this subchapter must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must ... Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon ... (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 152.204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody ... (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of ... (a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, ... A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this chapter which enforces ... An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this subchapter in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases. ... (a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other ... At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under Section 152.315, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably ... If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or ... Texas Lawyers
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