Tex. Family Code § 156.002
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 156.002, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 156.002. WHO CAN FILE.
Official statutory text
(a) A party affected by an order may file a suit for modification in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) A person or entity who, at the time of filing, has standing to sue under Chapter 102 may file a suit for modification in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(c) The sibling of a child who is separated from the child because of the actions of the Department of Family and Protective Services may file a suit for modification requesting access to the child in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) A person or entity who, at the time of filing, has standing to sue under Chapter 102 may file a suit for modification in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(c) The sibling of a child who is separated from the child because of the actions of the Department of Family and Protective Services may file a suit for modification requesting access to the child in the court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
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