Tex. Family Code § 159.202
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 159.202, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 159.202. DURATION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
Official statutory text
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as the tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by Sections 159.205, 159.206, and 159.211.
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