Tex. Family Code § 157.004
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 157.004, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 157.004. TIME LIMITATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION.
Official statutory text
The court retains jurisdiction to render a contempt order for failure to comply with the order of possession and access if the motion for enforcement is filed not later than the sixth month after the date:
(1) the child becomes an adult; or
(2) on which the right of possession and access terminates under the order or by operation of law.
(1) the child becomes an adult; or
(2) on which the right of possession and access terminates under the order or by operation of law.
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