Texas Family Code
§ 102.012 — EXERCISING PARTIAL JURISDICTION
FA § 102.012Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 102. FILING SUIT
Statute text
View on source(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)The court's authority to resolve all issues in controversy between the parties may be restricted because the court lacks:
(1)the required personal jurisdiction over a nonresident party;
(2)the required jurisdiction under Chapter 152; or
(3)the required jurisdiction under Chapter 159.
(c)If a provision of Chapter 152 or Chapter 159 expressly conflicts with another provision of this title and the conflict cannot be reconciled, the provision of Chapter 152 or Chapter 159 prevails.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.