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Tex. Fam. Code § 155.005

Tex. Fam. Code § 155.005 - Jurisdiction Pending Transfer (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 155.005. JURISDICTION PENDING TRANSFER.** (a) During the transfer of a suit from a court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, the transferring court retains jurisdiction to render temporary orders. (b) The jurisdiction of the transferring court terminates on the docketing of the case in the transferee court. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. SUBCHAPTER B. IDENTIFICATION OF COURT OF CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

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