Texas Family Code

§ 155.003 — EXERCISE OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

FA § 155.003Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 155. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION; TRANSFER · Art. A. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this section, a court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction may exercise its jurisdiction to modify its order regarding managing conservatorship, possessory conservatorship, possession of and access to the child, and support of the child.

(b)A court of this state may not exercise its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify managing conservatorship if:

(1)the child's home state is other than this state; or

(2)modification is precluded by Chapter 152.

(c)A court of this state may not exercise its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify possessory conservatorship or possession of or access to a child if:

(1)the child's home state is other than this state and all parties have established and continue to maintain their principal residence outside this state; or

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Legislative history

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