Texas Family Code

§ 102.008 — CONTENTS OF PETITION

FA § 102.008Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 102. FILING SUIT

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(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 "In the interest of __________, a child." In a suit in which adoption of a child is requested, the style shall be "In the interest of a child."

(b)The petition must include:

(1)a statement that:

(A)the court in which the petition is filed has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or that no court has continuing jurisdiction of the suit; or

(B)in a suit in which adoption of a child is requested, the court in which the petition is filed has jurisdiction of the suit under Section 103.001(b);

(2)the name and date of birth of the child, except that if adoption of a child is requested, the name of the child may be omitted;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 3052), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.36, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 722 (H.B. 369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 1973), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.