Texas § FA.103.002 - TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS WITHIN STATE
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§ FA.103.002. TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS WITHIN STATE
TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS WITHIN STATE. (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. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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