Tex. Family Code § 156.005
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 156.005, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 156.005. FRIVOLOUS FILING OF SUIT FOR MODIFICATION.
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding Rules 296 through 299, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, if the court finds that a suit for modification is filed frivolously or is designed to harass a party, the court shall state that finding in the order and assess reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses against the offending party.
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