Title 5 › Chapter 152 › Subchapter C

Texas Family Code § 152.203

Jurisdiction to Modify Determination

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act · Jurisdiction

Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 152.201(a)(1) or (2) and:

(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive continuing jurisdiction under Section 152.202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 152.207; or

(2) a court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

This section refers to

§ 152.204§ 152.201§ 152.202§ 152.207

Sections that refer to this one

§ 152.202§ 152.204§ 152.208