Texas Family Code

§ 103.002 — TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS WITHIN STATE

FA § 103.002Title 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

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(a)If venue of a suit is improper in the court in which an original suit is filed and no other court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the suit, on the timely motion of a party other than the petitioner, the court shall transfer the proceeding to the county where venue is proper.

(b)On a showing that a suit for dissolution of the marriage of the child's parents has been filed in another court, a court in which a suit is pending shall transfer the proceedings to the court where the dissolution of the marriage is pending.

(c)The procedures in Chapter 155 apply to a transfer of:

(1)an original suit under this section; or

(2)a suit for modification or a motion for enforcement under this title.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.