Texas Family Code
§ 103.001 — VENUE FOR ORIGINAL SUIT
FA § 103.001Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 103. VENUE AND TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided by this title, an original suit shall be filed in the county where the child resides, unless:
(1)another court has continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Chapter 155; or
(2)venue is fixed in a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Subchapter D, Chapter 6.
(b)A suit in which adoption is requested may be filed in the county where the child resides or in the county where the petitioners reside, regardless of whether another court has continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Chapter 155. Except as provided by Section 155.201, a court that has continuing exclusive jurisdiction is not required to transfer the suit affecting the parent-child relationship to the court in which the adoption suit is filed.
(c)A child resides in the county where the child's parents reside or the child's parent resides, if only one parent is living, except that:
(1)if a guardian of the person has been appointed by order of a county or probate court and a managing conservator has not been appointed, the child resides in the county where the guardian of the person resides;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 722 (H.B. 369), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.